House Bill 1947 is dead for this legislative session. The
landmark bill extending Pennsylvania's criminal and civil statutes of
limitations for child sex abuse survivors achieved a remarkable degree
of consensus, considering how many years similar bills have been buried
in committees by legislators cowed by Catholic Church and Insurance
Federation lobbying pressure.
But it ultimately fell victim to the unwillingness of Senate leaders to allow a vote on retroactive access to civil lawsuits for child sex abuse survivors blocked by current and past statutes of limitations.
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/white/blog/mc-child-sex-abuse-victims-will-have-to-wait-another-year-20161026-story.html
But it ultimately fell victim to the unwillingness of Senate leaders to allow a vote on retroactive access to civil lawsuits for child sex abuse survivors blocked by current and past statutes of limitations.
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/white/blog/mc-child-sex-abuse-victims-will-have-to-wait-another-year-20161026-story.html