SB 13 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CIVIL ACTIONS BROUGHT BY CERTAIN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE; AND TO ALLOW A CLAIM TO BE BROUGHT FOR INJURY CAUSED BY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AT ANY TIME IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

SB 13 removes time limits for adult victims to file civil lawsuits related to childhood sexual abuse under specific conditions. It allows claims to be filed at any time if the victim was under 18 during the abuse, the abuse constituted a criminal sex offense (even without criminal charges), and the claim would otherwise be barred by statute of limitations. The law applies retroactively to past cases and expires December 31, 2026. It specifically affects victims of child sexual abuse, not other types of civil claims.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Dec 18, 2024 Signed Feb 17, 2025
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Act 49 SB 13 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 49' to 'SB 13' with minor formatting adjustments. The substantive content remains unchanged, including the expiration date of December 31, 2026.
TECHNICAL

Title changed from 'Act 49 of the Regular Session' to 'SB 13' with updated session year formatting

Removed signature line 'APPROVED: 2/13/25' from the bill text

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB13 is now Act 49
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Dec 18, 2024
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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