People could not be legally gagged from speaking about sexual abuse of a minor. The bill voids those contract terms in old and new agreements, but still allows privacy for things like settlement amounts.
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Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who signed, or may be asked to sign, secrecy agreements about sexual abuse of minors. It also affects the schools, youth groups, religious organizations, employers, and other institutions that use those agreements. Police, child protection agencies, courts, regulators, and elected officials could also hear more reports if people no longer fear being sued for speaking.
Why this matters: This matters because secrecy clauses can keep people quiet about child sexual abuse, even when speaking could help stop harm or expose a pattern. This bill would make those clauses unenforceable for speech about the abuse, so victims and others may have a clearer path to report what happened. It could also change how institutions settle these cases, because they could no longer trade broad silence for settlement. How much changes in practice would depend on how often these clauses are used now and how courts read the law after it passes.
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