# Rhode Island S2824: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .

Rhode Island S2824, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 154); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2824-2026
- 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 S2824
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 154
- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Compensation for hit-and-run victims: benefit, high. Rhode Island’s Crime Victims Compensation program now covers injuries or death from hit-and-run crashes. You can apply if a driver leaves the scene and you suffer serious bodily injury. If the victim dies, their family can seek compensation.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 154 (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)
- 2026-06-09: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/03/2026)
- 2026-06-01: Meeting postponed (06/02/2026)
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration
- 2026-03-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2824 - As Introduced, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2824.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2824.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)
- 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)

## Sources
- [S2824 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2824.htm)
- [S2824 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2824.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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2824-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).