Rhode Island 2026 Session Status: In Committee 10 D cosponsors

SB 2308 — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE

Last action — 05/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

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In plain language

The bill allows some young offenders to be eligible for parole after 15 years of their sentence.

This legislation enables individuals sentenced as adults for crimes committed before age 18 to seek parole after serving 15 years. It does not extend the parole eligibility for those already eligible sooner than 15 years.

Summary

Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends parole eligibility rules for certain prisoners, particularly those sentenced as adults for offenses committed prior to age eighteen.

  • R.I. Gen. Laws § 13-8-9

    a prisoner sentenced as an adult for any offense or offenses committed prior to the prisoner's eighteenth birthday, shall be eligible for parole review and a parole permit may be issued after the prisoner has served no fewer than fifteen (15) years imprisonment.

    It establishes a specific parole eligibility timeline for adult offenders who committed crimes under the age of eighteen.

Action History

  1. 05/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)

  3. 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2308 do?
Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.
Who sponsors SB 2308?
SB 2308 is sponsored by Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic), Alana M. DiMario (Democratic), Ryan W. Pearson (Democratic), Samuel W. Bell (Democratic), Bridget Valverde (Democratic), Tiara T. Mack (Democratic), Jacob E. Bissaillon (Democratic), Meghan E. Kallman (Democratic), Jonathon Acosta (Democratic), and Ana B. Quezada (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 2308?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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