Lawmakers consider fast-track plan for abuse lawsuit window
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to give some victims of child sexual abuse a period in which to file otherwise outdated civil lawsuits is getting new life. On Thursday, days after the Wolf administration disclosed it had failed to advertise it as required, a major backer of the proposal said he hoped to get it on the spring primary ballot through an emergency process. The administration disclosed Monday that the Department of State had failed to advertise the amendment during the 2019-20 legislative session, when the amendment received the first of two rounds of approval in both chambers.