PRINTER'S NO. 898
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
682
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COSTA, A. WILLIAMS, FONTANA, SCHWANK,
BREWSTER, COLLETT, HAYWOOD AND MUTH, JUNE 6, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 6, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time,
further providing for two year limitation and for no
limitation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5524(1), (2) and (7) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 5524. Two year limitation.
The following actions and proceedings must be commenced
within two years:
(1) [An] Except as provided in section 5531(4) (relating
to no limitation), an action for assault, battery, false
imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution or
malicious abuse of process.
(2) [An] Except as provided in section 5531(4), an
action to recover damages for injuries to the person or for
the death of an individual caused by the wrongful act or
neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another.
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(7) [Any] Except as provided in section 5531(4), any
other action or proceeding to recover damages for injury to
person or property which is founded on negligent,
intentional, or otherwise tortious conduct or any other
action or proceeding sounding in trespass, including deceit
or fraud, except an action or proceeding subject to another
limitation specified in this subchapter.
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Section 2. Section 5531 of Title 42 is amended by adding a
paragraph to read:
§ 5531. No limitation.
The following actions and proceedings may be commenced at any
time notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter
except section 5521 (relating to limitations on foreign claims):
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(4) A personal injury action based on sexual abuse of a
minor in violation of any of the following provisions of 18
Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses):
(i) section 3121 (relating to rape);
(ii) section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual
assault);
(iii) section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate
sexual intercourse);
(iv) section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault);
(v) section 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual
assault);
(vi) section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent
assault);
(vii) section 3126 (relating to indecent assault);
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(viii) section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure);
(ix) section 4302 (relating to incest); or
(x) section 6312(b) (relating to sexual abuse of
children).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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