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H1971 • 2025

An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims

An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims

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Sponsor
Jeffrey N. Roy
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims

An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1971) of Jeffrey N.
  • Roy relative to the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims
By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1971) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1971

Section 2 of chapter 229 of the General Laws as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby amended after the third sentence by inserting the following sentence:

SECTION 1. An action to recover damages under this section is not derivative of any personal injury claim brought by the decedent, and may be commenced irrespective of whether the decedent timely commenced a claim for the injury causing death.

SECTION 2. This amendment shall be effective retroactively to July 6, 2023.

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