HARRISBURG (PA)
Associated Press
January 28, 2019
By Marc Levy
Pennsylvania lawmakers have returned to the capitol but have yet to revisit legislation on child sexual abuse scandals since an October fight killed a bill that would have allowed long-ago victims to sue the Roman Catholic Church and other institutions.
In New York state, meanwhile, a bill to extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to give victims more time to seek justice was expected to easily pass the legislature Monday.
New York’s scheduled vote on the Child Victims Act in the Democrat-led Senate and Assembly comes after years of unsuccessful efforts to pass the legislation. While it’s been endorsed by the Assembly repeatedly, the act was blocked by Senate Republicans. Democrats won control of the chamber last fall, however, and say passing the act is one of their top priorities for 2019.
Republicans remain in control of both halves of Pennsylvania’s Legislature, although this issue does not necessarily follow partisan lines. A bill giving victims more time to sue passed the Pennsylvania House, then died in the Senate.
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