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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 301

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Relating to: the statute of limitations for sexual contact with a child.

Children — Abuse and neglect Limitation of action Religious societies Sex crimes

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person may bring a civil action for injury resulting from

being sexually assaulted or subject to incest as a child, or from being subject to sexual

contact by a member of the clergy as a child, at any time before the injured party

reaches the age of 35.

This bill increases the time limit for bringing those actions to any time before

the injured party reaches the age of 45. In addition, the bill applies this time period

to a broader range of actions. Under the bill, the new time limit applies to any action

for injury resulting from being subject, as a child, to any sexual contact by an adult

or by an adult member of the clergy.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Billings (D) , Binsfeld (R) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Joers (D) , Maxey (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

15 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Emerson (D) , Feyen (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacobson (D) , James (R) , L. Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Billings, Andraca, Binsfeld, Conley, Dittrich, Edming, Joers, Maxey, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rozar, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James, Agard, Taylor, Feyen, Hutton, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer

  2. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Jul 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  6. Oct 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator L. Johnson added as a cosponsor

  7. Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor

  8. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  9. Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1