New York's Legislature approved a bill late Wednesday that would give survivors of child sex abuse more time file lawsuits over decades-old allegations. 

Lawmakers voted to extend the legal "look-back" window outlined in the Child Victims Act by another year, which would push the filing deadline to August 2021.

Supporters of the extension argue that survivors need more time to bring lawsuits, particularly because of the societal upheaval and court disruption sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.