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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Creates an action authorizing any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment greater than one year subsequent to being wrongfully convicted of a criminal offense to petition court for an award of compensation and damages, including attorneys fees.) AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Creates an action authorizing any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment greater than one year subsequent to being wrongfully convicted of a criminal offense to petition court for an award of compensation and damages, including attorneys fees.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2021 HB 5470 Rhode Island HB 5470 (2021)
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Rhode Island HB 5470 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (Creates an action authorizing any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment greater than one year subsequent to being wrongfully convicted of a criminal offense to petition court for an award of compensation and damages, including attorneys fees.)

Version chain

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

  1. 5470 SUB B (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 730 (pass) · lower
  • IN CONCURRENCE — 690 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ackerman — primary (person)
  • Amore — primary (person)
  • McEntee — primary (person)
  • Nardone — primary (person)
  • Place — primary (person)
  • Serpa — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-10 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-03-05 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/09/2021)
  • 2021-03-09 03/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2021-03-12 03/12/2021 Scheduled for consideration (03/17/2021)
  • 2021-03-17 03/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-26 03/26/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/30/2021)
  • 2021-03-30 03/30/2021 House passed Sub A passage
  • 2021-04-08 04/08/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
  • 2021-06-26 06/26/2021 Proposed Substitute
  • 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
  • 2021-06-30 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub B passage
  • 2021-06-30 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
  • 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 House passed Sub B in concurrence passage
  • 2021-07-06 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-08 07/08/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fe716a3-ae77-4a84-8b30-6e69bff45553. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).