The Pennsylvania state Senate unanimously passed legislation last year that would eliminate the criminal statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases altogether as well as raise the age cap for civil claims from 30 to 50.

That measure has so far stalled in the state house, where lawmakers have sought to add a controversial amendment that would allow a two-year “window of opportunity,” starting now, in which any victim of child sexual abuse could bring a civil claim regardless of the victim’s age. Republicans in the state Senate have opposed that amendment.

The Catholic Church revelations should spur Pennsylvania legislators to break this logjam. It should also prompt lawmakers across the country to take a closer look at the rationale for their limitations statutes more broadly.

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