# Rhode Island S2955: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT .

Rhode Island S2955, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark P. McKenney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 385) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2955-2026
- 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 S2955
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 385
- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (100 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Police must file electronic sexual assault reports: benefit, low. When police find probable cause in a sexual assault or child molestation case, they must complete a reporting form. Departments send the form and the police narrative electronically at the end of each month. For open cases or unserved warrants, they submit as soon as possible, and no later than the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dawn Euer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | CRIMINAL OFFENSES-SEXUAL ASSAULT PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT Passage | pass | 31 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 385 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-05: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-01: Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2026)
- 2026-04-15: Referred to House Judiciary (House)
- 2026-04-14: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Placed on Senate Calendar (04/14/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
- 2026-03-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2955 - As Introduced, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2955.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2955.pdf)

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- 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
- [S2955 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2955.htm)
- [S2955 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2955.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2955-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).