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PA HB462

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/9/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nathan Davidson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse survivors to 37 years after turning 18 (until age 55), and allows victims abused between ages 18-24 to file suit until age 30

  • Creates a 2-year revival window for previously time-barred civil claims of childhood sexual abuse, effective immediately upon enactment

  • Removes sovereign and governmental immunity protections for the Commonwealth and local agencies in sexual abuse cases involving negligent actions or omissions

  • Applies immunity waivers retroactively to past causes of action, allowing lawsuits against government entities for historical abuse

  • Excludes from revival any claims with final judgments not subject to appeal or cases previously settled by the parties

Legislative Description

In limitation of time, further providing for infancy, insanity or imprisonment; in matters affecting government units, further providing for exceptions to sovereign immunity and for exceptions to governmental immunity; and making a repeal.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

6/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/18/2025
Appropriations5/14/2025
Judiciary2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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