RI SB 2481
died on adjournmentAN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2481 pass?
No. RI SB 2481 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): 05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
What is RI SB 2481 about?
Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
Who sponsors RI SB 2481?
Paolino, Raptakis, McKenney and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2481.
Description
Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-06
- Latest action
- 2026-05-29 — 05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Paolinoprimary
- Raptakisprimary
- McKenneyprimary
- Famigliettiprimary
- Dimitriprimary
- Thompsonprimary
- Patalanoprimary
- LaMountainprimary
- Burkeprimary
- Tikoianprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-05-28
05/28/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026)
reading-3
2026-05-21
05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-19
05/19/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
2026-05-12
05/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-05-08
05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)
2026-02-06
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 2481 as amendedCompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-05-28 · pass · 28-9
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: no
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: no
- Bissaillon: yes
- Britto: yes
- Burke: yes
- Ciccone: yes
- de la Cruz: yes
- DiMario: no
- Dimitri: yes
- DiPalma: yes
- Euer: no
- Famiglietti: yes
- Felag: yes
- Gallo: yes
- Gu: yes
- Kallman: no
- LaMountain: yes
- Lauria: no
- Mack: no
- 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: no
- Valverde: no
- Vargas: other
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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