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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 2777"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2777 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "LaMountain", "McKenney", "Quezada", "Tikoian", "Ujifusa"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-03-08"
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last_action: "2024-05-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3137577-47e3-40dd-814f-ccc876183dee"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "efe62a283c94206972fe484b919cf8e99b9dee5c36f0d782d4436531f4f3737a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 2777 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **2777 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2777A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Burke — primary (person)
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- LaMountain — primary (person)
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- McKenney — primary (person)
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- Quezada — primary (person)
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- Tikoian — primary (person)
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- Ujifusa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2024)
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- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2024)
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- **2024-04-24** 04/24/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-04-25** 04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2024)
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- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/22/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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