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RI SB 2964

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AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors and convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three years after completion of their sentence.

Introduced
2026-03-04
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-29 — 05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Euerprimary
  • McKenneyprimary
  • Mackprimary
  • Bissaillonprimary
  • Vargasprimary
  • LaMountainprimary
  • Quezadaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-04

    03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

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  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

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  4. 2026-05-19

    05/19/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)

  5. 2026-05-21

    05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026)

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  7. 2026-05-28

    05/28/2026 Senate read and passed

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  8. 2026-05-29

    05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-28 · pass · 31-6

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: no
    • 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: no
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: no
    • Patalano: no
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: other
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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