After Senate Passes Adult Survivors Act, Advocates Call on Speaker Heastie to Move Bill Before Session Ends

NEW YORK, NY (06/03/2021) (readMedia)-- On Friday, Safe Horizon, survivors and lawmakers will call on Speaker Heastie to pass the Adult Survivors Act before the legislative session ends next week. Lawmakers have only four session days left to pass the bill. The Sexual Harassment Working Group, Model Alliance and other advocates will join to rally for legislators to open a lookback window to time-barred survivors who were over the age of 18 at the time of their abuse. The Adult Survivors Act is based on the Child Victims Act.

The bill passed the Senate today with bipartisan support.

Safe Horizon launched a PSA in support of the Adult Survivors Act last month, available to watch here.

About the ASA

The ASA - (A.648 Rosenthal/S.66 Hoylman) - is the next important step that the New York State legislature must take to reform the State's long-outdated statute of limitations for survivors of sexual violence. Modeled on the Child Victims Act, the ASA would provide a one-year lookback window to survivors who were abused when they were 18 years old or over. If passed, adult survivors would have one year in which to file a civil claim -- no matter how long ago the abuse happened -- even if the statute of limitations has expired.