Statute of Limitations Reform
Policy Committee April 23, 2026
HARRISBURG, April 23 – Following multiple Grand Jury reports over the past decade documenting widespread child sexual abuse across the state, the Pennsylvania General Assembly has repeatedly attempted to create a two-year retroactive window for survivors to file civil claims against their abusers. But due to partisan gridlock and administrative failures, survivors still don’t have an avenue to seek justice. Survivors, alongside advocates and legal experts, returned to Harrisburg Thursday to testify at a House Majority Policy Committee hearing hosted by Rep. Nate Davidson (D-Dauphin, Cumberland), in support of statute of limitations reform legislation. 
- Hosts: Rep. Nate Davidson, D-Dauphin, Cumberland
- Testifiers:
- Kathryn Robb- Survivor/Advocate, National Director, Children’s Justice Campaign
- Lara St. John- Survivor/Advocate
- Gabriella Romeo- Public Policy Director, Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR)
- Andrea Levy- Legal Director, PCAR Sexual Violence Assistance Project
- Jennie Noll, Ph.D.- Executive Director, Professor of Psychology, Mount Hope Family Center at University of Rochester
- Marci A. Hamilton- Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Agenda + Testimony
Media Release + News Coverage
- Survivors of childhood sex abuse advocate for statute of limitations reform, April 14, 2026
- Penn Capital-Star, Victims, advocates urge action on lookback window for abuse victims in Pa., April 23, 2026
- Fox 43, Childhood sex abuse survivors call for justice, statute of limitations reform in Pennsylvania, April 23, 2026
Video + Photos