Survivors of decades-old sexual assaults may soon get a two-year period to bring civil cases against their alleged abuser while also seeing the actionable window for bringing a claim expanded under moves made by House lawmakers Tuesday.

Members of the House Criminal Justice Committee voted along party lines to advance legislation – HB 4482 through HB 4487, referred to as the “Justice for Survivors” package – which seeks to primarily allow victims of childhood sexual abuse the ability to bring forward their claims long after the act has occurred.

Under the package, the statute of limitations for when a survivor of sexual assault can bring civil action in court would be increased from age 28 to 52 – the average age a sexual assault victim discloses if they’d been sexually abused. It would also, once enacted, allow for a…