Davidson’s Statute of Limitations Bills approved by state House

Rep. Nate Davidson June 9, 2025 | 3:55 PM

HARRISBURG, June 9 – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed two bills sponsored by state Rep. Nate Davidson, D-Dauphin/Cumberland, that would give survivors of childhood sexual abuse - whose statute of limitations has expired - their day in court.

House Bill 464 opens a two-year window for retroactive civil suits via a state constitutional amendment, while House Bill 462 would accomplish the same goal more expediently via a change to state law.

“It has been nearly seven years since the 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury issued their findings in the summer of 2018, and the two-year window for time-barred claims is the only legislative recommendation that has not been enacted,” said Davidson. “I cannot think of any other issue that has been voted on so many times, each with overwhelming, bipartisan support, and still is not done.

"This bill is not about any one institution or individual, this bill is about survivors of childhood sexual abuse seeking justice against the perpetrators of those crimes. They deserve to have their day in court, and the institution of the General Assembly would be well served to pass this long-overdue amendment clean and without delay.”

Both bills now move to the state Senate for consideration.

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