SCR 25-002

This bill amends Colorado's constitution to allow victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits about their abuse even if the abuse happened many years ago. Currently, there are strict time limits for filing such cases, but this change would remove those limits for child sex abuse cases specifically. It affects anyone who was a victim of child sexual abuse and wants to seek legal action against their abuser or related institutions later in life. Since it has been signed into law, victims now have more flexibility to pursue justice regardless of when the abuse occurred.

Official Summary

The Colorado constitution prohibits the general assembly from enacting law that is retrospective in its operation. The concurrent resolution amends the Colorado constitution to authorize the general assembly to pass a retrospective law that permits a victim of sexual abuse that occurred while the victim was a minor to bring a civil claim for the sexual abuse. The concurrent resolution permits the general assembly to waive governmental immunity, by a law that is retrospective in its operation, for a child sexual abuse civil claim.(Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as introduced.)

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