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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "HB 5171"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5171 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Courts", "Criminal Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Casimiro", "Craven", "McEntee", "O'Brien"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-01-23"
+last_action: "2019-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "4f522100ce6c16566512d3c653c9a9cfc26b2110d5cfcc278a6a2a4ee421988e"
+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 5171 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5171 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5171B.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Blazejewski — primary (person)
+- Casimiro — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- McEntee — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-23** 01/23/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-12** 02/12/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2019)
+- **2019-02-26** 02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2019)
+- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
+- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2019)
+- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/26/2019)
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Proposed Substitute
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
+- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-07-01** 07/01/2019 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/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+