NYC Council Introduction 1297

intro.nyc/1297-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Reopening the lookback window to the victims of gender-motivated violence protection law.
Status: Committee Committee on Women and Gender Equity
Sponsored by Carlina Rivera
Introduced: May 28, 2025

This bill would reopen the lookback window to the Gender-Motivated Violence Act (GMVA), commencing on March 1, 2026 and closing on March 1, 2027, thereby extending the statute of limitations and giving survivors of gender-motivated acts of violence more time to pursue civil actions. In addition to allowing for claim revival under the existing GMVA, the bill addresses retroactivity during the lookback window, as claims may be brought against any individual or entity for acts committed before the GMVA’s substantive amendment in 2022, including before the passage of the GMVA in 2000.