PENNSYLVANIA
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By Ivey DeJesus | idejesus@pennlive.com
on June 22, 2016
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who last week stacked a hearing in favor of opponents seeking to defeat a proposed child sex crime reform bill, on Wednesday evening struck a more sensitive tone to victims of child sex abuse when asked why the panel had not taken action on the bill.
Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery County, said House Bill 1947 had not been taken up during a breakout meeting of the session on Wednesday because of ongoing negotiations to the bill.
Greenleaf, chairman of the committee, said members of his committee were still considering negotiations with “regards to the legislation that give victims the ability to sue such as fraudulent concealment.”
As of midday Wednesday, it had not been confirmed whether the judiciary committee would take up the bill, amid negotiations to amendments. The panel met after a recess but did not take up the bill.
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