# Rhode Island S2326: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS . Rhode Island S2326, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-10 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 057); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2326-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Rhode Island S2326 - State: Rhode Island - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS . - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-06-10, Signed by Governor — Chapter 057 - Sponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (101 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State claims go to workers' comp court: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, state employees (not sworn state police) file benefit petitions in the workers’ compensation court. For petitions filed on or after that date, the court manages the case and can decide disability status, whether the injury was work‑related, maximum medical improvement, medic… - Apply on time to keep injured-on-duty pay: mixed, high. State employees and local police and fire who get injured‑on‑duty pay must apply for accidental disability retirement by the later of 18 months after the injury or 60 days after the treating doctor says you reached maximum medical improvement. For static, incapacitating injuries, you must apply wit… - PTSD coverage and proof for off-duty aid: mixed, high. Police officers and firefighters diagnosed with PTSD by an independent licensed mental health professional with a master’s degree are presumed to have a line‑of‑duty injury when the PTSD is tied to work or to giving emergency help in Rhode Island while off duty. This presumption does not apply if t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-04 | House | INJURED FIRE & POLICE OFFICERS PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-05-26 | Senate | RELIEF OF INJURED & DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS & POLICE OFFICERS Passage | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-06-10: Signed by Governor — Chapter 057 (Governor) - 2026-06-04: Transmitted to Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-04: House passed in concurrence (House) - 2026-06-02: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) (House) - 2026-05-26: Senate read and passed (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026) (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Committee recommends passage - 2026-05-01: Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2026) - 2026-04-08: Committee recommended measure be held for further study - 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026) - 2026-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming (Senate) ## Bill text - S2326 - As Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2326.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2326.pdf) ## Related bills - H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law) - H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law) - H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law) - H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law) - H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law) - H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law) ## Sources - [S2326 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2326.htm) - [S2326 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2326.pdf) ## Related - [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026) - [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026) - [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026) - [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026) - [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026) - [H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8437-2026) - [Rhode Island bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island/bills) - [Rhode Island state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2326-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).