---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5867"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5867 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Causes of Action", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Death", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craven"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a912853-19c1-4ca0-851d-813720fc1758"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d5dcae5a56a468b866da1d54c8f0792bd93071eb19e536db808cfd7d18c240bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 5867 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5867 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5867A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craven — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)
- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2021)
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a912853-19c1-4ca0-851d-813720fc1758`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).