Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2047: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.)
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
2026 -- S 2047 ======== LC003802 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS Introduced By: Senators Acosta, LaMountain, Mack, Quezada, Vargas, Ujifusa, Britto, Gu, Murray, McKenney, and Urso Date Introduced: January 09, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 11-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-1 entitled "General Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 11-1-2. Felony, misdemeanor -- Petty misdemeanor, and violation distinguished. (a) Unless otherwise provided, any criminal offense which at any given time may be punished by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, or by a fine of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), is declared to be a felony; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than six (6) months and not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be three hundred sixty-four (364) days, or solely by a fine of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both, is declared to be a misdemeanor; any criminal offense which may be punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months or solely by a fine of not more …
Sponsors
- Jonathon Acosta (D, SD-016) · primary sponsor
- Matthew LaMountain (D, SD-031)
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006)
- Ana Quezada (D, SD-002)
- Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028)
- Linda Ujifusa (D, SD-011)
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018)
- Victoria Gu (D, SD-038)
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024)
- Mark McKenney (D, SD-030)
- Lori Urso (D, SD-008)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House passed Sub A
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- : Proposed Substitute
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to House Judiciary
Votes
- Senate Seq #667: (June 11, 2026): 32 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House Seq #444: PASSAGE (June 10, 2026): 61 yea, 10 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage of Sub A (June 8, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #170: (May 12, 2026): 33 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 5, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Common questions
- What is S2047?
- S2047 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.).
- What is the status of S2047?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2047?
- Jonathon Acosta (D, SD-016), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2047?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2047A.pdf
Source: official Rhode Island record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.