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Oregon House removes civil time limits for sexual assault and child abuse claims
Summary
The House passed House Bill 35 82 to eliminate civil statutes of limitations for claims of sexual assault and child sexual abuse going forward; sponsors emphasized trauma-informed timelines and supporters said the change centers survivors, while opponents raised concerns about standards of proof and retroactivity.
The Oregon House on June 2 passed House Bill 35 82, removing civil statutes of limitations for claims of sexual assault and child sexual abuse going forward.
Representative Vanessa Hartman, the bill sponsor, said the change “brings Oregon in line with a growing national consensus” and argued the existing deadlines do not reflect how trauma and healing often unfold. “These deadlines do not reflect how healing works,” Hartman said on the House floor.
The measure drew lengthy floor debate from members who described the bill as an effort to give survivors more time to seek civil redress and to…
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