RI S0331 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-25 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-25 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases the penalties for a first offense of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death to a minimum five (5) years in incarceration, a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a minimum license revocation of five (5) years.
Title
The Matthew O'gara Act Of 2022
Sponsors
| Sen. John Burke [D] | Sen. Matthew LaMountain [D] | Sen. Mark McKenney [D] | Sen. Leonidas Raptakis [D] |
| Sen. David Tikoian [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-25 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2023-05-19 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/25/2023) |
| 2023-02-16 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText23/SenateText23/S0331.pdf |
