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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to civil actions; applying statute of limitations for minor sex abuse claims | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 retroactively; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 541.073, subdivision 3. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 541.073, subdivision 3, is amended to read: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Subd. 3.Applicability; retroactive application.(a) This section applies to an action | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7for damages commenced against a person who was a cause of the plaintiff's damages either | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8by (1) committing sexual abuse against the plaintiff, or (2) negligence. | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the plaintiff was under the age of 18 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10at the time of the alleged abuse, this section applies to actions pending or commenced on | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11or after August 1, 2025, including actions that were time-barred prior to August 1, 2025. | |
| 12 | 12 | 1Section 1. | |
| 13 | 13 | REVISOR VH/LJ 25-0262702/20/25 | |
| 14 | 14 | State of Minnesota | |
| 15 | 15 | This Document can be made available | |
| 16 | 16 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 17 | 17 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 18 | 18 | H. F. No. 1896 | |
| 19 | 19 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 20 | 20 | Authored by Moller03/05/2025 | |
| 21 | 21 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |