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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 5478"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5478 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Craven", "McEntee", "Millea"]
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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: "2019-02-14"
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last_action: "2019-07-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3fe7c60-2119-4f41-af97-0e048f915f94"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "5f547bbf7a4b376b979a5371f132fc40219c3f5d4986bdb3c93bc45c3e042735"
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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 HB 5478 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Provides that an open and obvious danger or defect is not a complete bar to recovery of damages in personal injury or property damage actions.)
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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. **5478 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5478A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Millea — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-14** 02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-04** 03/04/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2019)
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- **2019-03-06** 03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2019)
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- **2019-06-04** 06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-10** 06/10/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2019)
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- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/20/2019)
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- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2019)
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/e3fe7c60-2119-4f41-af97-0e048f915f94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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