PRINTER'S NO. 1491

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1137 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY BENNINGTON, PARKER, LONGIETTI, PETRARCA, FREEMAN,
           WALKO, SIPTROTH, SCAVELLO, M. O'BRIEN, HORNAMAN, GOODMAN,
           BRENNAN, THOMAS, CLYMER, MAHONEY, JOSEPHS, GRUCELA,
           YOUNGBLOOD, R. STEVENSON, KULA, KORTZ AND CONKLIN,
           MAY 4, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 4, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     limitation of time for commencement of civil action arising
     4     from childhood sexual abuse.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Section 5533(b)(2)(i) of Title 42 of the
     8  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     9  § 5533.  Infancy, insanity or imprisonment.
    10     * * *
    11     (b)  Infancy.--
    12         * * *
    13         (2)  (i)  If an individual entitled to bring a civil
    14         action arising from childhood sexual abuse is under 18
    15         years of age at the time the cause of action accrues, the
    16         individual shall have a period of [12] 32 years after
    17         attaining 18 years of age in which to commence an action

     1         for damages regardless of whether the individual files a
     2         criminal complaint regarding the childhood sexual abuse.
     3             * * *
     4     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.


















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