Provides that retrospective laws may be enacted for civil childhood sexual abuse claims

SJR 51 is a procedural resolution that authorizes future legislation to allow civil lawsuits for childhood sexual abuse to apply retroactively. It does not change current laws but enables lawmakers to create new statutes that would permit victims to file claims for past incidents, even if they missed original deadlines. This would directly affect survivors of childhood sexual abuse who previously could not pursue civil cases due to expired statutes of limitations. The bill is currently pending in the Senate General Laws Committee after its second reading.