---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS (Changes the definition of \"elder person\" for purposes of exploitation of elders from a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older to a person sixty (60) years of age or older.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS (Changes the definition of \"elder person\" for purposes of exploitation of elders from a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older to a person sixty (60) years of age or older.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7246"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7246 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cassar", "Knight"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-28"
last_action: "2022-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b35db561-184d-4bd5-ad61-084ccdfe55d2"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c2a9d274f046b330efdbf02eaf3fd1a28025c468315728a605e573f4272caca2"
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 7246 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- EXPLOITATION OF ELDERS (Changes the definition of "elder person" for purposes of exploitation of elders from a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older to a person sixty (60) years of age or older.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7246** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7246.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cassar — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-28** 01/28/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** 02/04/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/10/2022)
- **2022-02-10** 02/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-04-01** 04/01/2022 Scheduled for consideration (04/05/2022)
- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 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/b35db561-184d-4bd5-ad61-084ccdfe55d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).