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RI HB 7215

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AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- GOVERNMENTAL TORT LIABILITY

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7215 pass?

No. RI HB 7215 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-01-29). Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): 01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7215 about?

Caps damages at $100,000 in tort actions against Rhode Island, cities, towns, or fire districts, except for willful misconduct or extreme recklessness. It also exempts them from § 9-21-10.

Who sponsors RI HB 7215?

Kislak, Fogarty, Hull and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7215.

Description

Caps damages at $100,000 in tort actions against Rhode Island, cities, towns, or fire districts, except for willful misconduct or extreme recklessness. It also exempts them from § 9-21-10.

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

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

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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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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