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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION"
+description: "Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7200"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7200 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Cortvriend", "Felix", "Fellela", "Knight", "McEntee", "Serpa", "Shekarchi", "Spears"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-21"
+last_action: "2026-06-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14e1c706-1d2a-4188-a736-f24b98f4856f"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "762734985ccd5d506102e55eb02e45610f8a5aa91d75de436d8cc0c2ad0900ab"
+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 7200 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION
+
+Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7200 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7200A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–4** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE — **68–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Caldwell — primary (person)
+- Casimiro — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Felix — primary (person)
+- Fellela — primary (person)
+- Knight — primary (person)
+- McEntee — primary (person)
+- Serpa — primary (person)
+- Shekarchi — primary (person)
+- Spears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-21** 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
+- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
+- **2026-04-02** 04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/07/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
+- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 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/14e1c706-1d2a-4188-a736-f24b98f4856f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+