New York Is Moving on From a Sorry Legacy on Child Sex Abuse

During Monday’s round of voting and explanations, Sen. Alessandra Biaggi issued her support of the bill, saying that as a sexual assault survivor, having more legislative action on the matter was highly important to her both personally and professionally. Sen. Brad Hoylman, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, also offered a critical question to his fellow senators: “I have to ask, what took you so long?” Concluding the speeches, Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins apologized to survivors on behalf of the Senate, “for making you wait so long” before providing the final “aye” vote of the day.