---
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).