# Rhode Island S3263: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .

Rhode Island S3263, 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 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 303); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3263-2026
- 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 S3263
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-05
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 303
- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (107 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster payments for victim claims: benefit, low. The compensation office must try to pay awards within six months of your application. This speeds up payments, but it is a target, not a guarantee.
- Up to $1,500 counseling for young witnesses: benefit, low. If a child witnessed a homicide or a domestic violence incident, the program can pay for counseling. It covers actual, reasonable costs for psychiatric care and mental health counseling, up to $1,500. The office does not pay once the secondary victim is age 18.
- No awards for larceny-from-person victims: cost, low. Victims of larceny from the person are no longer eligible for this compensation program. If that was your crime, you cannot get payments under this law.
- Help and limits for stalking victims: mixed, medium. The law adds stalking, as defined in state law, to eligible crimes for victim compensation. If you are a stalking victim, you can get emergency help to move or to make reasonable changes to your home under the emergency relocation rule. You cannot get other payments unless you also were the victim…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION Passage | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 303 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: 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)
- 2026-06-03: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-05-12: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-08: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)
- 2026-05-05: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3263 - As Introduced, 2026-05-05: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3263.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3263.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3263 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3263.htm)
- [S3263 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3263.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3263-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).