TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HJR 120-Introduced version-Bill Text 89R8907 MZM-D By: Meyer H.J.R. No. 120 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing for retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 16, Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no [No] bill of attainder, ex post facto law, retroactive law, or any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall be made. (b) Retroactive laws may be made as to a civil cause of action arising out of child sexual abuse. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment protecting children by allowing retroactive laws regarding civil causes of action arising out of child sexual abuse."