Bill Text: TX HJR25 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment eliminating the statute of limitations for suits for personal injury arising from certain sexual offenses against a child.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [HJR25 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HJR25-Introduced.html

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89R4358 MZM-D
By: Johnson H.J.R. No. 25

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment eliminating the statute of
limitations for suits for personal injury arising from certain
sexual offenses against a child.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 37 to read as follows:
Sec. 37. (a) Regardless of any statute of limitation, a
person may bring a suit for personal injury at any time if the
injury arose as a result of conduct that violates a penal law
involving a sexual offense against a child.
(b) In this section, "sexual offense" means:
(1) sexual assault of a child;
(2) aggravated sexual assault of a child;
(3) continuous sexual abuse of a young child;
(4) trafficking of a child and causing the child to
engage in or become the victim of conduct that violates a penal law
involving:
(A) continuous sexual abuse of a young child;
(B) indecency with a child;
(C) sexual assault;
(D) aggravated sexual assault; or
(E) compelling prostitution;
(5) sexual conduct with a trafficked child;
(6) compelling prostitution by a child; or
(7) indecency with a child.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment eliminating the
statute of limitations for suits for personal injury arising from
certain sexual offenses against a child."