RI SB 2310
deadAN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS -- THE MATTHEW O'GARA ACT OF 2026
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum 10 years in incarceration, a minimum of $10,000 and a minimum license revocation of 10 years.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-09 — 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Burkeprimary
- Dimitriprimary
- DiPalmaprimary
- Galloprimary
- Cicconeprimary
- Famigliettiprimary
- Appollonioprimary
- Patalanoprimary
- Raptakisprimary
- Tikoianprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
2026-04-09
04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
- 2310Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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Official source
Attribution
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