RI HB 7206
deadAN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Grants an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-12 — 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Potterprimary
- Shallcross Smithprimary
- Readprimary
- Spearsprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Giraldoprimary
- McEnteeprimary
- Cravenprimary
- Casimiroprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-21
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-06
03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
2026-03-12
03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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