Bill > SB43

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment for Alabama that would allow the state Legislature to pass laws reviving civil lawsuits related to child sexual abuse, even if those lawsuits would normally be too old to file due to time limits. The amendment acknowledges that child sexual abuse is a serious crime with long-lasting effects, and that survivors often delay reporting due to trauma, making current legal deadlines unfair. If approved, this amendment would empower the Legislature to create laws that could revive claims that are currently barred by statutes of limitation (time limits for filing lawsuits), statutes of repose (absolute time limits regardless of when the harm was discovered), or other deadlines, but it would not revive claims that have already been settled or decided in court, nor would it affect criminal cases. The bill also outlines the process for putting this proposed amendment to a vote by the people of Alabama.

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