---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Removes diversion programs from the list of criminal convictions subject to mandatory DNA collection.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Removes diversion programs from the list of criminal convictions subject to mandatory DNA collection.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7713"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7713 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Caldwell", "Craven", "Felix", "Giraldo", "Henries", "Kislak", "McEntee", "Slater", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-03-02"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9088d97-269f-4021-a334-b4f1a7487f09"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7f0bddf0d8aa2d5439641d5aeb4e6d69a4f847a5613b5c160dd3dec7898ad2d7"
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 7713 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Removes diversion programs from the list of criminal convictions subject to mandatory DNA collection.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7713** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7713.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amore — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Henries — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-02** 03/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-11** 03/11/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2022)
- **2022-03-17** 03/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2022)
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2022)
- **2022-06-02** 06/02/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/d9088d97-269f-4021-a334-b4f1a7487f09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).