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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION"
+description: "Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 2616"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2616 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Britto", "DiMario", "Euer", "McKenney", "Murray", "Urso", "Vargas", "Zurier"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-13"
+last_action: "2026-06-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42322d83-df0c-44a8-b9d2-7d43fa28a568"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c36fbc5fdbf8a0c68f6931d02d8c0099aa743821151bc6774e52c5c1469754c3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 2616 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION
+
+Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2616 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2616A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–4** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Britto — primary (person)
+- DiMario — primary (person)
+- Euer — primary (person)
+- McKenney — primary (person)
+- Murray — primary (person)
+- Urso — primary (person)
+- Vargas — primary (person)
+- Zurier — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-13** 02/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026)
+- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
+- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42322d83-df0c-44a8-b9d2-7d43fa28a568`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+