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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Provides that any applicant for employment or volunteer activity of a religious organization, undergo a national background check at the request of said religious organization, as a condition of employment.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Provides that any applicant for employment or volunteer activity of a religious organization, undergo a national background check at the request of said religious organization, as a condition of employment.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "SB 661"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 661 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Equal Rights/Discrimination", "Religion", "Criminal Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Conley", "Coyne", "Crowley", "Satchell", "Seveney"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-29"
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last_action: "2017-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73f96c3c-cc85-4a09-a1d0-c24017a83971"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "b54ddbde013db6493c76dc7a734c8aba5e1978b50798baa6b02762c709336d28"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 661 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Provides that any applicant for employment or volunteer activity of a religious organization, undergo a national background check at the request of said religious organization, as a condition of employment.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **661 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/SenateText17/S0661A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Conley — primary (person)
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- Coyne — primary (person)
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- Crowley — primary (person)
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- Satchell — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-29** 03/29/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-03-30** 03/30/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2017)
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- **2017-04-04** 04/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2017)
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- **2017-05-23** 05/23/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-25** 05/25/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/31/2017)
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- **2017-05-31** 05/31/2017 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2017-06-01** 06/01/2017 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2017)
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- **2017-06-06** 06/06/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/21/2017)
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- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73f96c3c-cc85-4a09-a1d0-c24017a83971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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