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legislation/us/states/ri/2021/sb-502.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 sexual arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more than$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 sexual arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more than$1,000, or both.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 502"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 502 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Correctional Institutions", "Courts", "Criminal Offense", "Sexual Assault"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Burke", "F Lombardi", "Lombardo"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-04"
+last_action: "2021-07-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9aaf0b6-35ba-44a9-bcc8-2bbc4059f92e"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "8a6a1cdf2d3d5316f155d7ca1bf1255a159af28580efd93730e1123322a2fb7d"
+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 SB 502 (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 sexual arousal, punishable by confinement in jail for not more than one year, or fine of not more than$1,000, or both.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **502 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0502A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **30–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Archambault — primary (person)
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- F Lombardi — primary (person)
+- Lombardo — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-19** 03/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2021)
+- **2021-03-25** 03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House 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/a9aaf0b6-35ba-44a9-bcc8-2bbc4059f92e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+