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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 1, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 1, 2024
- Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2024
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2431
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2431 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2431 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who were sexually abused as children can now sue certain organizations for damages even if the usual time limit to file a lawsuit has passed. This specific rule only applies to claims made against the bankruptcy estates of certain organizations that started bankruptcy proceedings on February 18, 2020. Currently, victims must file their lawsuits within four years of discovering the abuse.1
Read the official explanation
_____ against minors, provided that the action is for purposes of making a claim against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization and the bankruptcy proceedings were initiated on February 18, 2020. Under current law, a civil action based on an injury as a result of sexual abuse which occurred when the injured person was child, but not discovered until after the injured person is of the age of majority, must be brought within four years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the sexual abuse. The bill is effective upon enactment and applies retroactively to injuries resulting from sex offenses that occurred prior to the effective date of the bill. The bill is repealed on December 31, 2026.
Changed since by amendments H-8374, S-5128; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named April 1, 2024. On April 3, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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