RI S0317 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm.
Title
Provides a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense that individual is lawfully in a place they have a right to be, and acted in self-defense and reasonable belief of harm.
Sponsors
| Sen. Meghan Kallman [D] | Sen. Alana DiMario [D] | Sen. Pamela Lauria [D] | Sen. Bridget Valverde [D] |
| Sen. Ana Quezada [D] | Sen. Jonathon Acosta [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Subjects
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText25/SenateText25/S0317.pdf |
