---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5171"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5171 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Casimiro", "Craven", "McEntee", "O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "4f522100ce6c16566512d3c653c9a9cfc26b2110d5cfcc278a6a2a4ee421988e"
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 5171 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5171 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5171B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** 01/23/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** 02/12/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2019)
- **2019-02-26** 02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2019)
- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2019)
- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-01** 07/01/2019 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/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).