2023 House Bill 4485

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4482, 4483, 4484, and 4487 would amend the Revised Judicature Act to do all of the following: • Revise the statutes of limitations for when an adult or minor victim of a sexual assault may bring a civil action for damages sustained as a result of that assault to no longer differentiate between adult and minor victims. (HBs 4482 and 4483) • Eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct (CSC) if the offense was prosecuted and resulted in a conviction for CSC. (HB 4482) • Extend a window for commencing an action for CSC from three years from the time of the assault or discovery of the assault to seven years from that time and the maximum age of the victim from 28 years to 52 years, whichever comes later. (HB 4482) • Create a two-year window in which victims of CSC committed before the effective date of the bill could commence an action. (HB 4482) • Exempt certain claims for compensation for CSC from statutes of limitations that pertain to filing a claim against the state. (HBs 4484 and 4487) • Apply some provisions retroactively. (HBs 4484 and 4487) House Bill 4485 would eliminate the current statutes of limitations for a criminal indictment for CSC in the second or third degree and instead allow a criminal indictment to be found and filed at any time, regardless of the age of the alleged victim.