# Rhode Island S2616: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION . Rhode Island S2616, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark P. McKenney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-11 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 081) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2616-2026 - 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 S2616 - State: Rhode Island - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION . - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-06-11, Signed by Governor — Chapter 081 - Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More time to sue for child abuse: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, you get more time to sue for child sexual abuse. You can file within 35 years after the act, or within 7 years after you discover the harm, whichever is later. The clock pauses until you turn 18. For repeated abuse in a common plan, you can use the last act as the discovery… - Hold institutions liable for child abuse: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, you can also sue institutions, employers, or supervisors whose failures helped cause child sexual abuse. Claims can allege bad hiring, training, supervision, or monitoring, failure to report, or concealment. This expands who can be held responsible, beyond only the person wh… - Revive expired child-abuse claims by 2028: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law revives cases that were dismissed only because they were filed too late under the old deadline. It also revives other time-barred child sexual abuse claims. You must file revived claims by June 30, 2028. After that date, these revival rights end. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Alana M. DiMario (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dawn Euer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lammis J. Vargas (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Samuel D. Zurier (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-08 | House | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 4 | | | 2026-06-03 | Senate | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- CAUSES OF ACTION Passage | pass | 37 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-06-11: Signed by Governor — Chapter 081 (Governor) - 2026-06-08: Transmitted to Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-08: House passed Sub A in concurrence (House) - 2026-06-04: Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) (House) - 2026-06-03: Senate passed Sub A (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) (Senate) - 2026-06-03: Committee recommends passage of Sub A - 2026-06-01: Proposed Substitute - 2026-06-01: Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026) - 2026-04-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study - 2026-04-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026) - 2026-02-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - S2616 - As Introduced, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616.pdf) - S2616 - Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616A.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 - [S2616 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616.htm) - [S2616 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616.pdf) - [S2616 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616A.htm) - [S2616 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616A.pdf) ## Related - [S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3047-2026) - [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) - [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-S2616-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).