AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION
Summary
Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 16, 2025
How they voted
67–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 75
Jun 16, 2025
D
Democratic64
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/16/2025 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
04/29/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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