# Rhode Island S2480: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS .

Rhode Island S2480, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Meghan E. Kallman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 221) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2480-2026
- 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 S2480
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 221
- Sponsor: Meghan E. Kallman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (100 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public can access crash and road data: benefit, low. Rhode Island makes certain traffic crash and road improvement records public. You can request them under the Access to Public Records Act. Federal law (23 U.S.C. 407) still bars using these records as evidence or for damage claims. Agencies may add a written notice about these limits when they shar…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Meghan E. Kallman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tiara T. Mack (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS Passage | pass | 33 | 5 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 221 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-10: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-05: Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- 2026-05-21: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2480 - As Introduced, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2480.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2480.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2480 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2480.htm)
- [S2480 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2480.pdf)

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- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2480-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).