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RI SB 2138

withdrawn

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did RI SB 2138 pass?

No. RI SB 2138 was withdrawn on 2026-01-27 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): 01/27/2026 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

What is RI SB 2138 about?

Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.

Who sponsors RI SB 2138?

Gu, Euer, Valverde and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2138.

Description

Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-01-27 — 01/27/2026 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Guprimary
  • Euerprimary
  • Valverdeprimary
  • DiMarioprimary
  • Lauriaprimary
  • McKenneyprimary
  • Pearsonprimary
  • Brittoprimary
  • DiPalmaprimary
  • Kallmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-27

    01/27/2026 Withdrawn at sponsor's request

    withdrawal

Versions

Documents

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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