Establishes provisions relating to the funding of legal actions, including foreign funding and litigation funding agreements
SB 881 establishes rules for funding legal actions, specifically addressing foreign funding sources and private "litigation funding agreements" (where third parties finance lawsuits). The bill's abstract indicates it aims to regulate these funding mechanisms but does not specify exact requirements, restrictions, or affected parties. As the bill is currently in committee review (prefiled and referred to the General Laws Committee), no concrete provisions or impacts are detailed in the provided context. This summary is limited to the bill's stated focus, as no further specifics about its mechanisms or scope are available.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Jan 28, 2026
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curtis Trent
RRepublican
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