PENNSYLVANIA, April 8 - PRINTER'S NO. 522

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

495

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY SABATINA, FONTANA, COLLETT, COSTA, SCHWANK, MUTH

AND CAPPELLETTI, APRIL 8, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 8, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary

provisions, providing for commencement of action alleging

childhood sexual abuse.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 5112. Commencement of action alleging childhood sexual abuse.

(a) Nondisclosure.--A party commencing a civil action that

alleges childhood sexual abuse may file the action without

disclosing the identity of the victim and the names of each

parent or guardian filing the civil action on behalf of the

minor child.

(b) Petition.--

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a party against whom a

civil action under subsection (a) has been filed may petition

the court for determining the victim's identity and the names

of each parent or guardian who made the filing.

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