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House Judiciary Committee backs two-year civil window for childhood sexual‑abuse claims
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted 15-11 to report two measures — House Bill 462 (statutory) and House Bill 464 (constitutional amendment proposal) — that would create a two-year civil filing window and waive sovereign immunity for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 15-11 to report two measures that would open a two-year civil filing window for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and waive sovereign and governmental immunity for claims during that window.
The bills — House Bill 462, a statutory change to Title 42, and House Bill 464, a proposed constitutional amendment — were presented by Representative Davidson, the prime sponsor, who said the legislation is rooted in recommendations from a 2018 grand jury report and is intended to give survivors an opportunity to pursue time-barred claims. “We call for a civil window law,” Representative Davidson said, reading the grand jury’s recommendation.
Counsel James Vitale summarized House Bill 462 as an amendment to…
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