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RI H8165
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kathleen Fogarty
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AI Summary
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Caps tort damages against the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees at $100,000 and prohibits punitive damages and pain/suffering awards (except for permanent bodily loss, disfigurement, or dismemberment)
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Requires injured parties to file claims within 90 days of injury and wait 6 months before filing suit, with a 3-year statute of limitations
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Limits property condition liability to cases where the board willfully or maliciously failed to guard or warn against dangerous conditions
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Excludes employee acts of actual fraud, actual malice, or willful misconduct from board liability coverage
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Mandates a state-funded feasibility study on continued operation of the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center reactor at URI's Bay Campus and potential university oversight of the facility and Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission
Legislative Description
Provides the board of trustees with tort claim protections and calls upon the board to undertake a feasibility study related to operations of the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center and the Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission.
Education
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
2/27/2026