Rhode Island 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2291 — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CELL PHONE TRACKING (Provides that cell phone tracking notice and warrant requirements do not apply to location information obtained by court order intercepting wire/oral communications or pen registers/trap and trace devices.)

Last action — 05/31/2018 Referred to House Judiciary

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. 05/31/2018 Referred to House Judiciary

  2. 05/29/2018 Senate read and passed

  3. 05/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/29/2018)

  4. 05/22/2018 Committee recommends passage

  5. 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/22/2018)

  6. 02/13/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  7. 02/09/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2018)

  8. 02/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Lynch Prata · Primary
  • Lombardi · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

  • Lynch Prata
  • Lombardi

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 30 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10100
Unaffiliated 18402
Republican 2000
Total 30502
% of votes cast 81%14%0%5%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Lynch Prata — Yea
Archambault — Yea
Calkin — Nay
Conley — Yea
Cote — Yea
Gee — Yea
Goldin — Nay
Goodwin — Yea
Jabour — Nay
McCaffrey — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Metts — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nesselbush — Yea
Picard — Yea
Satchell — Yea
Seveney — Yea
Sheehan — Nay
Algiere — Yea
Cano — Not Voting
Coyne — Yea
Crowley — Yea
Lombardo — Yea
Da Ponte — Not Voting
Ana B. Quezada Democratic Nay
Dawn Euer Democratic Yea
Frank A. Ciccone III Democratic Yea
Hanna M. Gallo Democratic Yea
John J. Lombardi Democratic Yea
Kathleen A. Fogarty Democratic Yea
Leonidas P. Raptakis Democratic Yea
Louis P. DiPalma Democratic Yea
Ryan W. Pearson Democratic Yea
V. Susan Sosnowski Democratic Yea
Walter S. Felag Jr. Democratic Yea
Elaine J. Morgan Republican Yea
Thomas J. Paolino Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2291?
SB 2291 is sponsored by Lynch Prata and Lombardi.
What is the current status of SB 2291?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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