In my column last week about proposed legislation regarding childhood sex-abuse victims, I neglected to include some important information about how you can throw your support behind the bills, which would a) open a two-year window for past victims to bring civil charges against their abusers, and b) eliminate the statute of limitations on new cases going forward.
These bills are similar to past proposals that rotted in the PA House Judiciary Committee and then died altogether, without so much as a single discussion among lawmakers, or testimony from the public about why such bills would or would not make good law.
Best way to make sure these bills don't also succumb to neglect is to send an e-mail to Rep. Ron Marsico, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, and make sure to CC the Pa House Majority Leader, Rep. Michael Turzai. Tell them you want them to list House Bill 878 and House Bill 832 for hearings.
Here are their e-mail addresses: