SB 2123

Present law provides several limitations on various civil actions. However, none of the limitations apply to actions brought by the state , unless so expressly provided. This bill removes this provision and, instead, provides that certain limitation s in civil matters apply to the state and the state's political subdivisions . For c auses of action accruing on or after July 1, 2026 , this bill applies all of the following limitations on actions brought by the state and its subdivisions:  Adverse possession of real property  Actions against a personal representative of a decedent  Slander actions  Personal tort actions  A ctions against certain professionals , such as a real estate appraiser  Property tort actions  Recovery of gambling losses  Actions for usury  Actions against sureties of collecting officer  Rent actions, official misconduct , and actions on title insurance policies  Actions on public officers' and fiduciary bonds  Open accounts of merchants  Mutual accounts between persons not merchants  Municipal bonds  Actions for faulty surveying  Attaching or executing against art w ork  Action s for injury or illness based on child sexual abuse  Limitation of liability for injuries occurring on land while entering or exiting from or using public greenway  Actions for sexual assault  Actions for defective improvement of real estate  Limitations on utility charges