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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Allows recovery of damages for the emotional distress, grief, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the wrongful death of a spouse, a parent or a son or daughter.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Allows recovery of damages for the emotional distress, grief, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the wrongful death of a spouse, a parent or a son or daughter.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 513"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 513 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Death", "Health & Safety", "Mental Health"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Burke", "DiMario", "F Lombardi", "Lombardo", "McCaffrey", "Murray"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-04"
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last_action: "2021-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/829849a9-f26a-47b6-9dae-e3ca5f1cae14"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "937338bdecae8d17f2fb50f5d74dc218d09567737750025d94c8e599a8935193"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 513 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Allows recovery of damages for the emotional distress, grief, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the wrongful death of a spouse, a parent or a son or daughter.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **513 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0513A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- WRONGFUL ACT — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Archambault — primary (person)
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- Burke — primary (person)
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- F Lombardi — primary (person)
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- Lombardo — primary (person)
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- McCaffrey — primary (person)
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- Murray — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2021)
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- **2021-03-29** 03/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2021)
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- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/25/2021)
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- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/829849a9-f26a-47b6-9dae-e3ca5f1cae14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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