Controversial Proposed Changes to Pa Constitution Moving at Capitol

By John Finnerty
Tribune-Democrat
January 13, 2021

https://www.tribdem.com/news/controversial-proposed-changes-to-pa-constitution-moving-at-capitol/article_d8f27706-d5b8-5aba-9ca7-131508c5ce24.html

A House panel on Wednesday moved two proposals that would ask voters to amend the state Constitution – one to allow adult survivors of child sex abuse to sue even if their statute of limitations has expired and a second to have appeals court judges elected by region instead of statewide.

Both measures passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the last legislative session, so if they pass unchanged in the weeks ahead, voters could see them on the ballot in May.

The proposal to allow adult survivors of child sex abuse to sue their abusers and organizations like the Catholic Church, which covered up for child predator priests, was approved by the House judiciary committee by a vote of 24-1.