---
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).