---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION"
description: "Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7547"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7547 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Cotter", "Dawson", "Donovan", "Furtado", "Kislak", "McGaw", "Messier", "Potter", "Stewart"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05a35545-22d0-4788-bde2-7996f756c0fa"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f6913cec0eda5c7c78f6b0ea7fce15067b3759cf9fd31e58350aadb0367cc82e"
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 7547 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION

Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program.

## Version chain

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

1. **7547** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7547.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Dawson — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Furtado — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Messier — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** 02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
- **2026-04-02** 04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/07/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/05a35545-22d0-4788-bde2-7996f756c0fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).