---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Terminates all parental rights of any person convicted of sexual assault which results in the birth of a child from that assault.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Terminates all parental rights of any person convicted of sexual assault which results in the birth of a child from that assault.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5400"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5400 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption", "Children and Families", "Domestic Relations", "Minors", "Sexual Assault", "Victims of Crime"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corvese", "Craven", "Noret", "O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b53ddc-f892-4055-b74d-c5d4a3314c71"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3efc1d2dc1c37e2936bb02af595af3a18dc64199f3b7e8f0b8b98f8a71a78824"
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 5400 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Terminates all parental rights of any person convicted of sexual assault which results in the birth of a child from that assault.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5400** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5400.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corvese — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 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`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/33b53ddc-f892-4055-b74d-c5d4a3314c71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).