State Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery, has been under steady fire since last week's committee hearing on whether the statute of limitations reform bill for child sex abuse cases is constitutional.
Testimony focused on the part of House Bill 1947 that retroactively extends the statute for civil child sex abuse cases from 30 years old to 50. All but one of the five lawyers who testified at the hearing said that provision would be struck down by Pennsylvania courts because of the state constitution's "remedies clause" and more than a century of court decisions and that it should be removed from the bill.
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Testimony focused on the part of House Bill 1947 that retroactively extends the statute for civil child sex abuse cases from 30 years old to 50. All but one of the five lawyers who testified at the hearing said that provision would be struck down by Pennsylvania courts because of the state constitution's "remedies clause" and more than a century of court decisions and that it should be removed from the bill.
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/white/mc-bw-pennsylvania-legislators-20160620-column.html