Child Victim Act of 2019; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide greater protections for individuals who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific periods of limitation, so as to extend the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse under certain circumstances; to clarify existing law; to provide for claims against persons and public and private entities; to provide for definitions; to provide for retroactive claims for childhood sexual abuse under certain conditions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Last action Feb 25, 2019
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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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