HARRISBURG (PA)
Tribune Democrat

December 16, 2020

By John Finnerty

https://www.tribdem.com/news/lawmakers-could-let-voters-decide-whether-to-allow-lawsuits-for-abuse-survivors-in-2021/article_a11e2e0a-3ff4-11eb-bb8a-1b0a9e21195e.html

The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee says that moving a bill to amend the Constitution to create a window of time for lawsuits by adult survivors of child abuse will be a top priority when lawmakers return to the Capitol next month.

The bill has already passed once, but because it’s a proposed constitutional amendment, it must pass unchanged a second time before it goes on the ballot for voters statewide.

State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Luzerne, announced Tuesday that she plans to introduce legislation that will mirror House Bill 963, which passed both chambers of the General Assembly in 2019.