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legislation/us/states/ri/2021/hb-5614.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Makes it a misdemeanor to possess, transfer and/or produce child erotica for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more ($1,000), or both.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Makes it a misdemeanor to possess, transfer and/or produce child erotica for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more ($1,000), or both.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5614"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5614 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children and Families", "Correctional Institutions", "Criminal Offense", "Criminal Procedure", "Minors", "Sexual Assault"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Noret"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-18"
+last_action: "2021-07-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2329635-fbf5-4dc1-8133-1fe46ffd7f22"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c784a14dde3c93b4a9a9f5619bd62e519aa78088fcc4e4017b2276bb9545cd51"
+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 5614 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Makes it a misdemeanor to possess, transfer and/or produce child erotica for the specific purpose of sexual gratification or arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more ($1,000), or both.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5614 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5614A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Noret — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
+- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
+- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/d2329635-fbf5-4dc1-8133-1fe46ffd7f22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+