Matthew LaMountain
State Senator · Rhode Island Senate District 31
Bills introduced (58)
Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.
Effective without Governor's signature · June 24, 2026
Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.
Signed by Governor · June 24, 2026
Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Establishes a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Protects individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.
Signed by Governor · June 18, 2026
Changes the date for the election of delegates to the conventions from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in March 2028.
Signed by Governor · June 18, 2026
Directs the state department of education to establish an anti-hazing policy in student athletics.
Signed by Governor · June 18, 2026
Incorporates cable, broadband, Internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.
Signed by Governor · June 18, 2026
Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.
Signed by Governor · June 18, 2026
Showing the 12 most recently active.
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| S3102 Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2403 Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2046 Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth,12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S3288 Allows for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S3038 Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2186 Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage May 27, 2026 | Absent |
| S2186 Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 15, 2026 | Yes |
| S2332 Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S2747 Permits Johnston to require 2 parking spaces for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is available near these units. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 15, 2026 | Yes |
| S2315 Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s). | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 30, 2026 | Yes |
| S3114 Amends the procedures for the marking and certification of mail ballots by prohibiting anyone but the voter or certain persons close to the voter from handling the mail ballot. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 7, 2026 | Yes |
| S2285 Increases sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm. Requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole/ probation. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2730 Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2709 Requires nonprofit entities who receive grants or other funding, to provide a detailed list of their ten highest paid directors, officers or employees’ salaries and benefits, including the names of said individuals. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2405 Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S3134 Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 30, 2026 | Yes |
| S2980 Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S3050 Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage of Sub A June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S3050 Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Indefinite postponement June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S3050 Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2722 Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage June 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2722 Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2496 Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2952 Requires police commission on standards/training to provide training/instructions for police detectives/officers/trainees to deal with traumatized youth resulting from incidents requiring a law enforcement response. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 2, 2026 | Yes |
| H8046 Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence June 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2727 Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S2717 Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 31, 2026 | Yes |
| S2614 Repeals the section of law relating to suspension of operator licenses for failure to pay fines. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2982 Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2630 Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S3109 Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2126 Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage April 30, 2026 | Yes |
| S2728 Requires notice to E-ZPass users before DMV reporting, and set rules and regulations for transponder failures, requires outreach and free replacements, and allow mitigation or forgiveness of tolls and penalties from equipment failures. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2971 Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. Adds civil fines and misdemeanor for violations. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2308 Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2180 Authorizes and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study May 27, 2026 | Absent |
| S2180 Authorizes and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S3098 Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S3098 Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2281 Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage March 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2281 Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2158 Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2965 Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S3189 Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 16, 2026 | Yes |
| S2838 Provides that the month of September in each year be designated "Rhode Island Senior Center Month" with appropriate exercises in public places. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S2838 Provides that the month of September in each year be designated "Rhode Island Senior Center Month" with appropriate exercises in public places. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S2307 Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S3365 Requires an insurance company to directly pay the insured's chosen appraiser and the umpire appraiser, if applicable, upon receipt of a "direction to pay" executed by an insured or claimant. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage June 9, 2026 | Yes |
| S2400 Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated, before it can become effective. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S3168 Authorizes judges to issue electronic warrants for DUI offenses under certain conditions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study April 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S3104 Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2128 Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage May 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2128 Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2939 Requires that the chief judge of the family court in appointing magistrates do so in accordance with the judicial selection and nomination process set forth in chapter 16.1 of title 8. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2055 Allows vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries to operate with forward facing red and white emergency lights. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2141 Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage March 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2141 Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2984 Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study May 12, 2026 | Yes |
| S2602 Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S2949 Updates, streamlines the law regarding loss or suspension of license by the DMV, and eliminates the provisions that the division may suspend a license for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle or for frequency of offense. | Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study March 26, 2026 | Yes |