RI HB 8272
died on adjournmentAN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 8272 pass?
No. RI HB 8272 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 (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
What is RI HB 8272 about?
Makes sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect a felony.
Who sponsors RI HB 8272?
Slater, Fogarty, Lombardi and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 8272.
Description
Makes sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect a felony.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-11
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Slaterprimary
- Fogartyprimary
- Lombardiprimary
- Bennettprimary
- Azzinaroprimary
- Hullprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 House read and passed
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-06
06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
2026-03-24
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-03-20
03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
2026-03-11
03/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 8272Compare
Documents
Votes
PASSAGE
2026-06-10 · pass · 68-2
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: other
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- 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: no
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
Related bills
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