---
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).