The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing this
week regarding the legality and constitutionality of House Bill 1947.
The measure, passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in April,
proposes to remove the criminal statute of limitations (SoL) for
childhood sexual abuse and raise the civil SoL from age 30 to 50 moving
forward.
It also retroactively opens the civil SoL from survivor’s age 30 to age 50. Experts on Pennsylvania’s constitution presented their opinions to Judiciary Committee members with a particular focus on the retroactive provision of the bill.
http://catholicphilly.com/2016/06/think-tank/commentaries/statutes-of-limitation-retroactivity-would-violate-pa-constitution/
It also retroactively opens the civil SoL from survivor’s age 30 to age 50. Experts on Pennsylvania’s constitution presented their opinions to Judiciary Committee members with a particular focus on the retroactive provision of the bill.
http://catholicphilly.com/2016/06/think-tank/commentaries/statutes-of-limitation-retroactivity-would-violate-pa-constitution/
