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RI S2156
Bill
Status
1/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gordon Rogers
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AI Summary
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Expands existing self-defense presumption law to include carjacking (§ 11-39-2) alongside burglary and breaking and entering offenses (§§ 11-8-2 through 11-8-6)
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that property owners, tenants, or occupiers acted in reasonable self-defense if an intruder or carjacker dies or is injured during the commission of these crimes
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Requires reasonable belief that the person committing the offense was about to inflict great bodily harm or death upon the defender or others lawfully present
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Eliminates any duty to retreat from persons committing the specified criminal offenses
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Adds a rebuttable defense if any person shall die or sustain a personal injury while committing robbery of the owner, lessor, or occupant of a motor vehicle and that the owner or occupant of the vehicle acted in self-defense.
Criminal Offenses
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
1/16/2026