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RI SB 2127

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AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did RI SB 2127 pass?

No. RI SB 2127 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-10). Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): 03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI SB 2127 about?

Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.

Who sponsors RI SB 2127?

Bissaillon, Famiglietti, LaMountain and 1 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2127.

Description

Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-03-10 — 03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bissaillonprimary
  • Famigliettiprimary
  • LaMountainprimary
  • Dimitriprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-06

    03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)

  3. 2026-03-10

    03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:31:46.990152Z

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