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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 302

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Agard (D) , Feyen (R) , Hutton (R) , James (R) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

23 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Billings (D) , Binsfeld (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Gundrum (R) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Maxey (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 29, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 18, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. May 18, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Jul 18, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  5. Aug 29, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  6. Oct 30, 2023 · Senate

    Senator L. Johnson added as a coauthor

  7. Nov 1, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor

  8. Nov 1, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  9. Nov 2, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  10. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  11. Nov 28, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Nov 29, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  14. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1