05/02/2003 01:53 PM Senate JUD

 CSHB 2(JUD)(title am)-CIVIL STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS/SEXOFFENSES                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SEEKINS announced  CSHB 2(JUD)  (title  am) to  be up  for                                                               
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KEVIN  MEYER, sponsor  of  HB  2, said  that  Pam                                                               
Finley,  Reviser of  Statutes,  answered both  of Senator  Ogan's                                                               
questions from the previous meeting.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR OGAN agreed that he was satisfied.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MEYERS said deleting  section 4, which pertains to                                                               
the retroactive  provision, would  be unclear  to the  courts and                                                               
add  fodder  to  attorneys  to   argue  whether  the  statute  of                                                               
limitations should  be what they  were prior to 2001.  Leaving it                                                               
makes their  intent perfectly  clear; that they  want them  to go                                                               
into effect when the bill is actually passed.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  OGAN  moved  to  pass CSHB  2(JUD)(title  am)  with  the                                                               
attached   fiscal   notes    from   committee   with   individual                                                               
recommendations. There was no objection and it was so ordered.