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A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

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Introduced by Judiciary

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 15, 2026

47

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Catelin Drey1Yes
Jeff Taylor2Yes
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Absent
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 416.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 424.

  3. Amendment S-3020 filed. S.J. 455.

  4. Point of order raised on S-3020, ruled out of order. S.J. 455.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. S.J. 455.

  6. Immediate message. S.J. 456.

  7. Message from Senate. H.J. 592.

  8. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 616.

  9. Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson. H.J. 657.

  10. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 12:00PM RM 102.

  11. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  12. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 769.

  13. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 769.

  14. Placed on calendar. H.J. 769.

  15. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.

  16. Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 1222.

  17. Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson. H.J. 683.

  18. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:30AM RM 304.

  19. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  20. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 706.

  21. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. H.J. 706.

  22. Placed on calendar. H.J. 706.

  23. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

  24. Amendment H-8356 filed, adopted. H.J. 891.

  25. Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 892.

  26. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.

  27. Immediate message. H.J. 898.

  28. Message from House, with amendment S-5179. S.J. 790.

  29. Amendment S-5182 filed, ruled out of order. S.J. 800.

  30. Senate concurred with S-5179. S.J. 801.

  31. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 801.

  32. Immediate message. S.J. 801.

  33. Message from Senate. H.J. 901.

  34. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.

  35. Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

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