Existing law revives certain claims seeking to recover damages suffered as a result of a sexual assault that occurred on or after the plaintiff's 18th birthday when one or more entities are legally responsible for damages and the entity or their agents engaged in a cover up, as defined, that would otherwise be barred prior to January 1, 2023, solely because the applicable statute of limitations has or had expired. Existing law authorizes a cause of action for any such claim to proceed if already pending in court on January 1, 2023, or, if not filed by that date, to be commenced between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Existing law revives such claims brought by a plaintiff who alleges all of the following: (1) the plaintiff was sexually assaulted, (2) one or more entities are legally responsible for damages arising out of the assault, and (3) the entity or entities engaged in a cover up or attempted cover up, as defined, of a previous instance or allegations of sexual assault.
California AB 250 (20252026) — Sexual assault: statute of limitations.
Existing law revives certain claims seeking to recover damages suffered as a result of a sexual assault that occurred on or after the plaintiff's 18th birthday when one or more entities are legally responsible for damages and the entity or their agents engaged in a cover up, as defined, that would otherwise be barred prior to January 1, 2023, solely because the applicable statute of limitations has or had expired. Existing law authorizes a cause of action for any such claim to proceed if already pending in court on January 1, 2023, or, if not filed by that date, to be commenced between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Existing law revives such claims brought by a plaintiff who alleges all of the following: (1) the plaintiff was sexually assaulted, (2) one or more entities are legally responsible for damages arising out of the assault, and (3) the entity or entities engaged in a cover up or attempted cover up, as defined, of a previous instance or allegations of sexual assault.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 250 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading — 56–2 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · upper
AB 250 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 62–5 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Aguiar-Curry — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-01-16 From printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
2025-02-10 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (March 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-09 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 2. Page 1782.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-29 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-11 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-14 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-08-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 2676.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 5. Page 3213.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 682, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3830e655-062a-4214-88eb-35ab4157b7b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).