The bill amends Section 10-7-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 10-7, which pertains to actions for death by wrongful act. It specifies that actions must be brought by the executor or administrator of the deceased, with the recovery divided between the spouse and children, or next of kin if there are no children. A significant change is the stipulation that individuals found in willful contempt for failing to pay child support for the deceased will be barred from recovery and considered to have predeceased the child for distribution purposes.

Additionally, the bill expands the statute of limitations for wrongful death actions related to a child in utero or within six months of birth, extending the time frame to ten years after the child's death. This change aims to provide more time for families to seek justice in such sensitive cases. The bill will take effect upon passage.