Illinois SB 1626: LIMITS-CHILDHOOD SEX ABUSE

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB1626

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Steve McClure 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

735 ILCS 5/13-202.2 from Ch. 110, par. 13-202.2

 Amends the Personal Actions Part of the Limitations Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that for purposes of making claims against a bankruptcy estate, an action for personal injury brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse based on childhood sexual abuse, or an action brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse asserting any claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse, may be brought at any time after the cause of action accrues.

LRB104 03757 JRC 13781 b

A BILL FOR

SB1626LRB104 03757 JRC 13781 b

1 AN ACT concerning civil law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by 

5changing Section 13-202.2 as follows:

6 (735 ILCS 5/13-202.2) (from Ch. 110, par. 13-202.2)

7 Sec. 13-202.2. Childhood sexual abuse. 

8 (a) In this Section:

9 "Childhood sexual abuse" means an act of sexual abuse that 

10occurs when the person abused is under 18 years of age.

11 "Sexual abuse" includes but is not limited to sexual 

12conduct and sexual penetration as defined in Section 11-0.1 of 

13the Criminal Code of 2012.

14 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action 

15for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual 

16abuse must be commenced within 20 years of the date the 

17limitation period begins to run under subsection (d) or within 

1820 years of the date the person abused discovers or through the 

19use of reasonable diligence should discover both (i) that the 

20act of childhood sexual abuse occurred