2025 Regular Session • Rhode Island Legislature
H5661: Expands the statute of limitations with respect to any wrongful act resulting in the death of a child in utero or within six (6) months after the birth of the child, to ten (10) years after the death of the child.
Legislative Summary
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT - Expands the statute of limitations with respect to any wrongful act resulting in the death of a child in utero or within six (6) months after the birth of the child, to ten (10) years after the death of the child.
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Bill History
2/26/2025
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2025)
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Ramon Perez
Democrat