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RI S2729
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Susan Sosnowski
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AI Summary
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Caps all tort claim damages against the University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees at $100,000 and prohibits punitive damages and pain and suffering awards (except for permanent bodily function loss, disfigurement, or dismemberment)
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Requires claimants to file a notice of claim within 90 days of injury or be permanently barred from recovery, 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 a dangerous condition
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Excludes employee acts of actual fraud, actual malice, or willful misconduct from the Board's liability coverage
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Requires a state-funded feasibility study on continued operation of the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center research reactor at URI's Bay Campus and whether URI should assume oversight of operations
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 Senate Judiciary
2/27/2026