Bill > S868

This bill removes the statute of limitations, which is a time limit for filing a lawsuit, in certain civil actions for sexual abuse, meaning victims can bring legal action at any time regardless of when the abuse occurred. It also expands the categories of defendants who can be held liable in such actions, specifically by removing immunity for nonprofit organizations, their employees, and volunteers when damage is caused by sexual assault, other crimes of a sexual nature, or sexual abuse, even if the act was negligent and not willful or grossly negligent, and by making public entities liable for these actions. The bill clarifies that these changes apply to actions filed on or after its effective date, and it revives certain previously dismissed cases for a limited time.