Criminal procedure; crimes; limitation; effective date.

Added page headers, committee amendment notation, and line numbers for floor version formatting

Removed enrolled bill header and page numbering from the original enrolled version

Sexual crimes against children committed against victims 18 or older now have a 20-year statute of limitations after discovery, up from the previous 10-year limit.

Workers' compensation fraud now has a maximum 7-year statute of limitations from the crime date, rather than just 3 years from discovery.

New statute of limitations added for solicitation for murder in first degree (7 years) and false or bogus checks (5 years).

New statute of limitations added for human trafficking (3 years from discovery) and arson (7 years from commission).

Criminal fraud and workers' compensation fraud now have a 3-year limit from discovery but cannot exceed 7 years from the crime date.

New statute of limitations added for accessory after the fact, matching the time limit of the underlying felony.

New statute of limitations added for deadly weapon felonies (7 years from commission).

Effective date changed to November 1, 2025, and the bill is retroactive to apply to crimes not yet time-barred when the law takes effect.

Prosecutors can now file charges at any time for sexual crimes against children if DNA evidence is collected and tested, or if the accused provides a confession.

Changed the bill header from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1935', indicating this is the final version after legislative review and approval.

Updated the sponsor attribution to include both House sponsor (Sterling) and Senate sponsor (Thompson), reflecting the bill's passage through both chambers.

Replaced the internal reference number 'Req. No. 10759' with the official engrossed bill identifier 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 1935' on page headers.