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RI SB 2326

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2326 pass?

Yes. RI SB 2326 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI SB 2326 about?

Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.

Who sponsors RI SB 2326?

Urso, Britto, Thompson and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2326.

Description

Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ursoprimary
  • Brittoprimary
  • Thompsonprimary
  • Raptakisprimary
  • LaMountainprimary
  • Burkeprimary
  • Cicconeprimary
  • Tikoianprimary
  • Patalanoprimary
  • Appollonioprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

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  2. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  3. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026)

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  5. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026)

    reading-3

  7. 2026-05-06

    05/06/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  8. 2026-05-01

    05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2026)

  9. 2026-04-08

    04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  10. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)

  11. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-26 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: yes
    • DiMario: yes
    • Dimitri: yes
    • DiPalma: yes
    • Euer: yes
    • Famiglietti: yes
    • Felag: yes
    • Gallo: yes
    • Gu: yes
    • Kallman: yes
    • LaMountain: yes
    • Lauria: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • McKenney: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: yes
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-04 · pass · 63-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: other
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: other
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: other
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: other
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: other
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: other
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: other
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: other
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

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