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RI HB 8058

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 8058 pass?

No. RI HB 8058 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-06-09): 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary

What is RI HB 8058 about?

Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.

Who sponsors RI HB 8058?

Dawson, Spears, Kislak and 5 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 8058.

Description

Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.

Introduced
2026-02-27
Latest action
2026-06-09 — 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Dawsonprimary
  • Spearsprimary
  • Kislakprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Speakmanprimary
  • Casimiroprimary
  • McEnteeprimary
  • Caldwellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  3. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 House read and passed

    passage

  4. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026)

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  5. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)

  7. 2026-03-24

    03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  8. 2026-03-20

    03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)

  9. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-06-04 · pass · 54-9

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

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