Support in Assembly growing for Child Victims Act

NEW YORK
New York Daily News

BY KEN LOVETT

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, May 30, 2016

Here is an expanded version of the lead item of my “Albany Insider” column from Monday’s editions:

Bipartisan support continues to grow in the state Assembly for a bill that would make it easier for kids who were sexually abused to seek justice as adults.

But it may not be enough if there aren’t 76 Democrats ready to vote for the measure.

A bill long sponsored by Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D-Queens) that would give child sex abuse victims more time to bring civil cases could bring civil cases now has 64 sponsors-just 12 shy of the 76 votes that would be needed for passage.

Of the 64 sponsors, 46 are Democrats and 18 are Republicans.

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