RI HB 7213
deadAN 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
2026-01-21
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2026)
2026-01-29
01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
- 7213Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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