HB 8047 (Rhode Island) - Bill Status, Summary & Sponsor

Overview

Bill Details

Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES

Summary

Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.

Sponsor

Dawson

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History

Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-27	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-26	Status	in_committee
2026-03-26	Latest Action	Committee recommended measure be held for further study