· RI legislature · 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE

Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.

Sponsor

Earl Read (D-RI)

Introduced

2026-03-13

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study