Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S3169: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES -- CASEY'S LAW (Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.)
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 27, 2026:
2026 -- S 3169 ======== LC006054 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES -- CASEY'S LAW Introduced By: Senators Tikoian, Ciccone, LaMountain, de la Cruz, Burke, Raptakis, Sosnowski, McKenney, Dimitri, and Patalano Date Introduced: March 27, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary (Governor) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 31-27 of the General Laws entitled "Motor Vehicle Offenses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 31-27-26. Enhancement of an offense for road rage -- Casey's law. (a) For the purposes of this section, "road rage" means the operation or use of a motor vehicle, or behavior on the part of the operator or passenger of a motor vehicle that is intentionally aggressive, harassing, threatening, intimidating, or dangerous and that is directed toward another motor vehicle operator or passenger upon any public highway, public roadway, or reasonable extension of any public highway or roadway, to which the public has access. (b) Any person convicted of or entering a plea of guilt or nolo contendere for a violation of any provisions of this chapter that constitute a misdemeanor or any other misdemeanor, and who is further found to have committed such violation as a result of road rage shall be …
Sponsors
- David Tikoian (D, SD-022) · primary sponsor
- Frank Ciccone (D, SD-007)
- Matthew LaMountain (D, SD-031)
- Jessica de la Cruz (R, SD-023)
- John Burke (D, SD-009)
- Leonidas Raptakis (D, SD-033)
- Susan Sosnowski (D, SD-037)
- Mark McKenney (D, SD-030)
- Andrew Dimitri (D, SD-025)
- Todd Patalano (D, SD-026)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate passed Sub A
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- : Proposed Substitute
Votes
- House Seq #442: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED (June 10, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #441: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT (June 10, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #372: (June 4, 2026): 37 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage of Sub A (June 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (June 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 9, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is S3169?
- S3169 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES -- CASEY'S LAW (Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.).
- What is the status of S3169?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3169?
- David Tikoian (D, SD-022), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3169?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3169Aaa.pdf
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