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S2135 2026 -- S 2135 ======== LC004192 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION Introduced By: Senators Gu, LaMountain, DiMario, McKenney, Burke, Bissaillon, and Quezada Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 34-7-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-7 entitled By Possession 2 and Prescription is hereby repealed. 3 34-7-4. Right of footway denied. 4 No right of footway, except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, shall 5 be acquired by prescription or adverse use for any length of time. 6 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004192 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION *** 1 This act would repeal the provisions of § 34-7-4 which provides that no right of footway, 2 except claimed in connection with a right to pass with carriages, could be acquired by prescription 3 or adverse use for any length of time. This act would effectively eliminate the statutory prohibition 4 against acquiring a right of footway by adverse possession. 5 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004192 ======== LC004192 - Page 2 of 2
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