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Pennsylvania Senate Blocks Child Assault Survivors Lookback Amendment

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC · How we work

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Pennsylvania lawmakers failed to pass an amendment creating a lookback window for child sexual assault survivors.
The amendment cleared the Democrat-controlled House in June but the Republican-controlled Senate did not take it up.
Republican senators linked the amendment’s deadline to a voter-identification expansion, which Democrats called a red line.
If not passed, the bill expires on 30 November, ending the session.

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Story summary

Pennsylvania lawmakers failed to pass an amendment creating a lookback window for child sexual assault survivors.
The amendment cleared the Democrat-controlled House in June but the Republican-controlled Senate did not take it up.
Republican senators linked the amendment’s deadline to a voter-identification expansion, which Democrats called a red line.
If not passed, the bill expires on 30 November, ending the session.