---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS"
description: "Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2227"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2227 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "LaMountain", "Lombardi", "McKenney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da656eb4-86d9-4171-a5e3-2ad5225f46a0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "095b980eb6bb20a6412e050336502dd499f4d5a2a578db82009f6158e81e5ee6"
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 2227 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2227.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Lombardi — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-24** 01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2024)
- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2024)
- **2024-04-25** 04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/da656eb4-86d9-4171-a5e3-2ad5225f46a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).