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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Eliminates the marital sexual assault exception when a victim is incapacitated, disabled, or helpless.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Eliminates the marital sexual assault exception when a victim is incapacitated, disabled, or helpless.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 6155"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 6155 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Offense", "Developmentally Disabled", "Domestic Relations", "Handicapped", "Sexual Assault"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Amore", "Craven", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-24"
+last_action: "2021-06-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edcb09d2-0a6b-48ce-93a9-a6cea1635868"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "3bf78d46b770f1d67e1aa583aa78ad3aa3ed947452c733502cf7f1b22b86d080"
+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 6155 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Eliminates the marital sexual assault exception when a victim is incapacitated, disabled, or helpless.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **6155** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6155.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ajello — primary (person)
+- Amore — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-24** 03/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/06/2021)
+- **2021-04-06** 04/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2021)
+- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
+- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2021)
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 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/edcb09d2-0a6b-48ce-93a9-a6cea1635868`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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