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Bill Title: Restores law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Passed) 2026-06-23 - Signed by Governor [S3135 Detail]

Download: Rhode_Island-2026-S3135-Introduced.pdf

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