MA S980

Bill

Amending the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to amend the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the statute of limitations regarding criminal prosecutions for the crimes of sexual assault and rape of a child. Specifically, it states that an indictment or complaint alleging an offense of indecent assault and battery or rape may be filed at any time after the commission of the offense, provided that the victim was under the age of 18 when the offense was committed. This change removes the statute of limitations for these types of sexual offenses against minors.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Michelle DuBois (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Becca Rausch (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S980

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S980
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S980.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1436	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud of a medical professional	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1438	Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1912	Relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4446	Similar To
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S137	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied S125	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S736	Requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2580	Similar To
S844	Updating the definition of sexual assault counsellor to expand confidentiality protections	Accompanied a new draft, see S2491	Similar To
S920	Relative to the statute of limitations in civil child sexual abuse cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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