AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
Summary
Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action Mar 24, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/12/2026)
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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