---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires the department of children, youth and families to report all suspected cases of child sexual abuse to the children's advocacy center.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires the department of children, youth and families to report all suspected cases of child sexual abuse to the children's advocacy center.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5139"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5139 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "DCYF", "Health & Safety", "Human Services", "Sexual Assault"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Craven", "Knight", "McEntee"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db1ae87b-26c5-4d37-889e-35eaf1d3e3b2"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d74fb66ddf5e64e679fd0c353179e261ca4317328930ece032406e26400183e8"
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 5139 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Requires the department of children, youth and families to report all suspected cases of child sexual abuse to the children's advocacy center.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5139** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5139.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-25** 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/db1ae87b-26c5-4d37-889e-35eaf1d3e3b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).