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MT SB312

Bill

Status

Failed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shane Morigeau

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the statute of limitations for civil tort actions against individuals who committed childhood sexual abuse, allowing victims to file claims at any time

  • Removes the previous deadline requiring victims to sue before age 27 or within 3 years of discovering the abuse caused their injury

  • Strikes provisions that allowed time-barred claims to be revived only in limited circumstances (such as when the abuser admitted to the abuse or was convicted)

  • Removes separate statute of limitations provisions for claims against entities (employers, organizations) whose employees or agents committed the abuse

  • Defines childhood sexual abuse as acts committed against someone under 18 that would violate specific Montana criminal statutes including sexual assault, incest, and human trafficking offenses

Legislative Description

Generally revise laws for crime victims

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

(S) Died in Process

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/3/2025
Judiciary2/14/2025

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