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                        IntroducedFeb 05, 2025
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                        Passed HouseApr 01, 2025
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                        Passed SenateJun 20, 2025
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                        Signed into LawJun 26, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION (Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.)
                
                
            
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                         executive • Jun 26, 2025: 06/26/2025 Signed by Governor
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                Votes
                        YES: 60
                                                
                                        - Abney
 - Ackerman
 - Ajello
 - Alzate
 - Azzinaro
 - Bennett
 - Biah
 - Blazejewski
 - Boylan
 - Brien
 - Caldwell
 - Carson
 - Casimiro
 - Chippendale
 - Cortvriend
 - Corvese
 - Costantino
 - Cotter
 - Craven
 - Dawson
 - DeSimone
 - Diaz
 - Donovan
 - Edwards
 - Fascia
 - Felix
 - Fellela
 - Fogarty
 - Furtado
 - Giraldo
 - Handy
 - Hopkins
 - Hull
 - Kazarian
 - Kennedy
 - Kislak
 - Knight
 - Lima
 - Marszalkowski
 - McEntee
 - McGaw
 - McNamara
 - Messier
 - Morales
 - K. Joseph Shekarchi
 - Newberry
 - Noret
 - O'Brien
 - Paplauskas
 - Phillips
 - Read
 - Serpa
 - ShallcrossSmith
 - Shanley
 - Slater
 - Solomon
 - Speakman
 - Spears
 - Tanzi
 - Voas
 
YES: 66
                                                
                                        - Abney
 - Ackerman
 - Ajello
 - Alzate
 - Azzinaro
 - Baginski
 - Batista
 - Bennett
 - Biah
 - Blazejewski
 - Boylan
 - Caldwell
 - Carson
 - Casey
 - Casimiro
 - Chippendale
 - Cortvriend
 - Corvese
 - Costantino
 - Cotter
 - Craven
 - Cruz
 - Dawson
 - DeSimone
 - Diaz
 - Donovan
 - Edwards
 - Fascia
 - Felix
 - Fellela
 - Finkelman
 - Fogarty
 - Furtado
 - Giraldo
 - Hopkins
 - Hull
 - Kazarian
 - Kennedy
 - Kislak
 - Knight
 - Lima
 - Lombardi
 - Marszalkowski
 - McEntee
 - McGaw
 - McNamara
 - Messier
 - Morales
 - Newberry
 - Noret
 - O'Brien
 - Paplauskas
 - Perez
 - Phillips
 - Potter
 - Read
 - Serpa
 - ShallcrossSmith
 - Shanley
 - Slater
 - Solomon
 - Speakman
 - Spears
 - Stewart
 - Tanzi
 - Voas
 
NOT VOTING: 3
                                                        Actions
            - Jun 26, 2025 | executive
- 06/26/2025 Signed by Governor
 
 - Jun 23, 2025 | executive
- 06/23/2025 Transmitted to Governor
 
 - Jun 20, 2025 | House
- 06/20/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025)
 - 06/20/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence
 
 - Jun 20, 2025 | Senate
- 06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A
 
 - Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- 06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
 - 06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
 
 - Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- 06/17/2025 Proposed Substitute
 
 - Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- 06/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025)
 
 - May 02, 2025 | Senate
- 05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
 
 - Apr 01, 2025 | House
- 04/01/2025 House read and passed
 
 - Mar 28, 2025 | House
- 03/28/2025 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2025)
 
 - Mar 25, 2025 | House
- 03/25/2025 Committee recommends passage
 
 - Mar 21, 2025 | House
- 03/21/2025 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2025)
 
 - Mar 11, 2025 | House
- 03/11/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
 
 - Mar 07, 2025 | House
- 03/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)
 
 - Feb 05, 2025 | House
- 02/05/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
 
 
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            - 03/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)
 - 03/21/2025 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2025)
 - 03/28/2025 Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2025)
 - 06/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025)
 - 06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
 - 06/20/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025)
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Anita Hurley-Diez and Vicki T. Martin, Town of Burrillville, RIPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Ellijah McLean, United Way RIPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Hugh Moren & Sharon Connors, City of Newport, RI Canvassing DepartmentPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Jacqueline Schulz, Town of Portsmouth, Board of CanvassersPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Louise Thompson-GrovePDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Michael Narducci, City of Providence, Board of CanvassersPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Miguel J. Nunez, Exec. Dir., RI Board of ElectionsPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Nicholas J. Lima, City of Cranston, Board of CanvassersPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Nicholas J. Lima, RITCCA Elections CommitteePDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--Randy Rossi, Exec. Dir., RI League of Cities and TownsPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--RIACLUPDF
 - House Judiciary: 03-11-2025--H5300--The Honorable Gregg M. Amore, RI SOSPDF
 



