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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING BOOTH (Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING BOOTH (Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 5448"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5448 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections", "Children and Families", "Minors"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Barros", "Coughlin", "Cunha", "Edwards", "Shanley"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2017-02-09"
+last_action: "2017-10-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad8b2cf1-19a7-4b4a-b876-4c456bb8d434"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "855cc2105f3a1258e3c30b9cf08cbf446048c8ce9bd7cdd3fe6311b6d46c2bc6"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 5448 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING BOOTH (Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5448** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5448.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Coughlin — primary (person)
+- Cunha — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Shanley — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-09** 02/09/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
+- **2017-03-17** 03/17/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2017)
+- **2017-03-21** 03/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2017-05-12** 05/12/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/16/2017)
+- **2017-05-16** 05/16/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Placed on House Calendar (05/24/2017)
+- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for hearing (06/22/2017)
+- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Committee heard
+- **2017-06-23** 06/23/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/27/2017)
+- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (09/19/2017)
+- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2017-10-03** 10/03/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-10-05** 10/05/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad8b2cf1-19a7-4b4a-b876-4c456bb8d434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+