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Assembly committee advances bill extending time for sexual‑assault survivors to sue alleged perpetrators and enabling suits against institutions that covered up
Summary
The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to send AB 250 to the Appropriations Committee after testimony from a survivor and advocates that the bill would allow delayed civil claims when institutions concealed sexual assault.
AB 250, a bill to expand and clarify civil remedies for survivors of sexual assault, was advanced out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a party-line voice and roll‑call process and placed on call for final votes to Appropriations. The measure’s author framed it as a tool to hold both perpetrators and institutions that concealed assaults accountable.
The bill’s author told the committee AB 250 “will strengthen protections for survivors of [sexual] assault and ensure the ability to fully access the justice system.” The author and witnesses said that sexual assault “occurs every 68 seconds,” that assaults affect people of every gender and…
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