Child Sexual Abuse Survivors/Filing Claims

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Survivors of child sexual abuse that occurred in this State who have been barred from filing suit against their abusers by virtue of the expiration of the former civil statute of limitations, shall be permitted to file those claims in the Superior Court of this State at any time. This is intended to apply retroactively.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 22, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Jun 18, 2024HouseNot Worked in Committee
3. Jun 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 8 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
4. Jun 26, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT40–0 vote
5. Jun 26, 2024SenateLaid On Table in Senate
6. Jun 30, 2024SenateSuspension of Rules in Senate
7. Jun 30, 2024SenateSuspension of Rules in Senate
8. Jun 30, 2024SenateLifted From Table in Senate
9. Jun 30, 2024SenateLaid On Table in Senate

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

• TD Timothy D. DukesR Primary sponsor · District 40
• VL Valerie LonghurstD Joint sponsor · District 15
• JH Jeff HilovskyR Joint sponsor · District 4
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12
• CR Cyndie RomerD Joint sponsor · District 25
• WB William BushD Joint sponsor · District 29