Bill Sponsors: NJ S477 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Extends statute of limitations in civil actions for sexual abuse claims; expands categories of potential defendants in civil actions; creates two-year window for parties to bring previously time-barred actions based on sexual abuse.*

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-4)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Approved P.L.2019, c.120. [S477 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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