HB 7435

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 30, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7435

Session 2026

Status in_committee

House in_committee 2026-01-30

Abortion / Reproductive Policy Criminal Justice Healthcare

Summary

Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension.

Sponsor

Perez

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-30	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-30	Status	in_committee
2026-01-30	Latest Action	Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

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