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IntroducedMar 11, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT (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.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 10, 2026: 06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 8272
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 68
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- 06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House read and passed
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- 03/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--A. M._Yingling, Office of the RI Public Defender--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Amnesty International USA Local Group 1016--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Bella_Robinson, COYOTE RI--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Cayenne_Wren--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Gina_Robinson--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Melonie_Perez, DARE--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Mila_Lapente--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Rebecca_Cleary, Additional Testimony--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Rebecca_Cleary, SOAR Institute--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Ricci Joy_Levy, Woodhull Freedom Foundation--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Sidney_Wordell, RI Police Chiefs Association--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Soar Institute--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Susan_Ackerman--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--The Honorable Sabina_Matos, Lt. Governor--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-24-2026--H8272--Wayne T._ Salisbury Jr., RI Department of Corrections--JudPDF



