SB 2326 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

Summary
Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed
Total votes 36
May 26, 2026
D Democratic32
32 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/26/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 6, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 8, 2026
Committee
04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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