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This bill seeks to revise laws related too to victims, specifically specifically focusing on legal provisions surrounding childhood sexual abuse claims.. The bill removes previous time limitations for filing lawsuit claims related to childhoodhoood sexual abuse cases, abuse claims, allowing victims to to file lawlawsuit action any time, regardless Previously, victims were restricted to filing claims before before reaching specific 27 or within 3years their injury was. The legislation broadens the definition of childhood sexual abuse to to include multiple various specific criminal sexual offcodesenses against individuals under 18 18, and enables address claims against entities that potentially knew about about sexual abuseusive and failing to take reasonable reasonable preventive steps. The bill appears modernexpdefinitions of admissionsn" to comprise criminal conv,ictions written statements, oral statementsments, including and statements made during plea or settlement hearproceedings. This legislation allows victims more flexibilitybland opportunityframe for seeking legal recourse and potentially holding for abusers accountperpetand enabling institutions accountfor their behaviors. Human actions.

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