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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island bill tolls statute of limitations for unregistered businesses conducting activities
Last action · March 31, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: Brian Thompson
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island suspends the for legal claims arising from business activities conducted by individuals or entities that fail to register with the secretary of state, pausing the deadline until registration is completed.
Extends the legal window for plaintiffs to file lawsuits against unregistered businesses by pausing the limitation clock until the company officially registers.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Unregistered businesses
Faced with an extended window of legal vulnerability as the statute of limitations remains paused until they register.
Civil litigants and plaintiffs
Gained an extended opportunity to file lawsuits arising from business activities even if standard limitation deadlines would have otherwise expired.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 31, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 27, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- Mar 4, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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