The bill amends Section 9-19-38 of the General Laws in Chapter 9-19, titled "Evidence," to establish guidelines for the admissibility of evidence regarding life or work life expectancy in legal proceedings. It introduces new legal language that specifies that evidence of life or work expectancy shall be based on statistical data using blended statistics and shall not be based on race, ethnicity, or sex.

The bill appends a new table that provides statistical data on life expectancy based on completed age, which shall be received in all courts and by all persons having the power to determine litigation as evidence of such expectancy. The previous references to the United States Abridged Life Tables and the Tables of Work Life Expectancies are removed, streamlining the evidence process.

The act emphasizes that determinations of life or work expectancy must not be influenced by race, ethnicity, or sex, ensuring that the evidence is based solely on statistical data. This act is set to take effect upon passage.

Statutes affected:
5904: 9-19-38