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RI HB 7079

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provides criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-06-22 — 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • O'Brienprimary
  • Shanleyprimary
  • Cortvriendprimary
  • Biahprimary
  • Cravenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    01/14/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-27

    03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)

  3. 2026-04-02

    04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

  4. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)

  5. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  6. 2026-04-28

    04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-05-01

    05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026)

    reading-3

  8. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 House passed Sub A

    passage

  9. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)

    reading-3

  10. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

    passage

  11. 2026-06-16

    06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  12. 2026-06-22

    06/22/2026 Signed by Governor

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

    2026-06-09 · fail · 10-63

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: no
    • Ackerman: no
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: no
    • Azzinaro: no
    • Baginski: no
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Biah: no
    • Boylan: no
    • Brien: no
    • Caldwell: no
    • Carson: no
    • Casey: no
    • Casimiro: no
    • Chippendale: no
    • Cortvriend: no
    • Corvese: no
    • Costantino: no
    • Cotter: no
    • Craven: no
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: no
    • DeSimone: no
    • Diaz: no
    • Donovan: no
    • Edwards: no
    • Fascia: no
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: no
    • Finkelman: no
    • Fogarty: no
    • Furtado: no
    • Giraldo: no
    • Handy: no
    • Hopkins: no
    • Hull: no
    • Kazarian: no
    • Kennedy: no
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: no
    • Lima: no
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: no
    • McEntee: no
    • McGaw: no
    • McNamara: no
    • Messier: no
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: no
    • Nardone: no
    • Newberry: no
    • Noret: no
    • O'Brien: no
    • Paplauskas: no
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: no
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: no
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: no
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: no
    • ShallcrossSmith: no
    • Shanley: no
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: no
    • Solomon: no
    • Speakman: no
    • Spears: no
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: no
    • Voas: no

  • PASSAGE

    2026-06-09 · pass · 61-12

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: no
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: no
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: no
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: no
    • Noret: no
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: no
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: no
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: no
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

Related bills

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