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Committee hears emotional testimony on bill extending civil filing window for childhood sexual‑abuse claims
Summary
S.B. 676 would extend the civil statute‑of‑limitations for certain childhood sexual‑abuse claims (raising the filing age to 55 and offering a two‑year look‑back window). Survivors testified about decades‑long silence; sponsors agreed to pull the bill to answer drafting and scope questions.
S.B. 676, presented by Sen. Dave Wallace, would extend the civil statute‑of‑limitations for certain childhood sexual‑abuse claims and open a temporary window for previously time‑barred cases.
Wallace urged the change as a public‑safety and moral matter: many survivors disclose abuse only decades later. William Eric Stevens, a combat veteran and identified survivor, described being abused as a child and the difficulty of bringing claims many…
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