A 2018 amendment to CCP 340.1 further relaxed the statute of limitations on childhood sexual assault claims, but it removed the words “on the merits” from the portion of the statute that used to state that it did not apply to any claim that had been litigated to finality on the merits before 2003. The deletion of that language was in response to Perez v. Roe (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 171 which held it an unconstitutional infringement of the separation of powers. Under the amended statute, a claim disposed of on statute of limitations grounds before 2003 remains disposed of and cannot be revived under section 340.1’s amended and more liberal terms.