---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION"
description: "Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2777"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2777 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "LaMountain", "McKenney", "Quezada", "Tikoian", "Ujifusa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-08"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3137577-47e3-40dd-814f-ccc876183dee"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "efe62a283c94206972fe484b919cf8e99b9dee5c36f0d782d4436531f4f3737a"
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 2777 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.

## Version chain

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

1. **2777 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2777A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burke — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)
- Ujifusa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2024)
- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2024)
- **2024-04-24** 04/24/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-04-25** 04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `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 passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2024)
- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/22/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 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/e3137577-47e3-40dd-814f-ccc876183dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).