---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION"
description: "Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7747"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7747 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Kazarian", "McNamara", "Morales", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-28"
last_action: "2024-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4feb7fd6-ccc1-49a2-b33c-994b1feb1483"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "10980f8ca7176b70f4be36673efc5b070d862635a46e48e185bb75f008406cfc"
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 7747 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.

## Version chain

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

1. **7747 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7747B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Baginski — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-28** 02/28/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2024)
- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** 04/11/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-04-16** 04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06** 05/06/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/09/2024)
- **2024-05-08** 05/08/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-05-09** 05/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-16** 05/16/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/21/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/22/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 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/4feb7fd6-ccc1-49a2-b33c-994b1feb1483`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).