Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1768 By Senator Book 32-00153B-22 20221768__ Page 1 of 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1

An act relating to statutes of limitations; amending 2 s. 95.11, F.S.; eliminating the statute of limitations 3 period for civil actions for certain sexual offenses; 4 providing applicability; superseding specified 5 requirements for actions against the state or i ts 6 subdivisions; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10

Section 1. Subsection (9) of

section 95.11, Florida 11 Statutes, is amended to read: 12 95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real 13 property.—Actions other than for recovery of real property shall 14 be commenced as follows: 15

(9) SEXUAL BATTERY OFFENSES ON VICTIMS UNDER AGE 16.— 16 (

a) An action related to

an act constituting a violation of 17 s. 794.011 involving a victim who was younger than under the age 18 of 16 at the time of the act may be commenced at any time. This 19 paragraph subsection applies to any such action other than one 20 which would have been time barred on or before July 1, 2010. 21 (b)1. Except as provided in paragraph (a), an action 22 related to

an act constituting a violation of s. 794.011, s. 23 800.02, s. 800.03, s. 800.101, s. 827.071, s. 847.011 (1)(c), s. 24 847.012, s. 847.013, or s. 847.0135 may be commenced at any 25 time. This paragraph applies to any such action other than one 26 that would have been time barred on or before July 1, 2022. 27 2. As to any action against the state or its agencies and 28 subdivisions to which this paragraph applies: 29 Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1768 32-00153B-22 20221768__ Page 2 of 2 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. a. The time limitation in s. 768.28(6)(

a) for presenting a 30 claim in writing to the agency and the Departmen t of Financial 31 Services does not apply and is expressly superseded. 32 b. The limitations period in s. 768.28(14) does not apply 33 and is expressly superseded. 34

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 35