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By Lauren Handley | lhandley@wtajtv.com
Published 04/12 2016

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.

A bill to change the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of child sex crimes is now headed to the Senate, but it didn’t pass without some challenges.

Some lawmakers said they thought it would be an easy vote. Instead, a motion to postpone the vote was brought before the House. That’s where tensions began to rise.

Representative after representative stood to support or oppose the motion.

“The reason I rise in support of this motion is that I’m getting some messages back home as to the constitutionality question on this amendment,” said representative Cris Dush, (R), of Indiana and Jefferson counties.

“I think it’s clear,” said representative Bryan Barbin, (D), of Cambria and Somerset counties. “I ask for a ‘no’ vote on the motion to postpone.”

Representative Mark…