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RI HB 7213

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AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Limits the recovery for personal injuries actions against any town to $3,000 retroactive to all causes of action arising after January 1, 2026, and prohibits the use of subsequent remedial measures in roadway/highway defect cases.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-29 — 01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Fogartyprimary
  • Kislakprimary
  • Tanziprimary
  • Alzateprimary
  • Moralesprimary
  • Kazarianprimary
  • Placeprimary
  • Felixprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2026)

  3. 2026-01-29

    01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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