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H1831 • 2025

An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest

An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest

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Sponsor
John J. Lawn, Jr.
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest

An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1831) of John J.
  • Lawn, Jr., and Natalie M.
  • Blais relative to extending the statute of limitations for incest.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to extend statute of limitations for incest
By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1831) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and Natalie M. Blais relative to extending the statute of limitations for incest. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1831

The second paragraph of Section 63 of Chapter 277, is hereby amended to provide as follows: -

Notwithstanding the first paragraph, if a victim of a crime set forth in section 13B, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 23, 24B, 26A or 50 of chapter 265, or section 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 26, 28, 29A, 29B, 33, 34, 35 or 35A of chapter 272 is under the age of 16 at the time the crime is committed, or, if a victim of section 17 of chapter 272 is under the age of 18 at the time the crime is committed, the period of limitation for prosecution shall not commence until the victim has reached the age of 16 (or has reached age 18 if a victim of section 17 of chapter 272) or the violation is reported to a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs earlier.

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