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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Enables persons with limited exceptions misdemeanor convictions to obtain an expungement of the records of those convictions, as long as the person has not been convicted of any felony.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Enables persons with limited exceptions misdemeanor convictions to obtain an expungement of the records of those convictions, as long as the person has not been convicted of any felony.)"
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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: "HB 5205"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5205 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorney General", "Criminal Offense", "DUI", "Domestic Relations", "Criminal Procedure", "Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Almeida", "Diaz", "Fellela", "Lima", "Slater"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2017-01-26"
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last_action: "2017-07-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15b67dcf-f65a-43d4-b75f-cdcdd00db9c2"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "b0c7c6f9fd2a9ae9eeca6b11a6fe6375444d7eb5093c68f3c89d7f35a1842694"
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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 HB 5205 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Enables persons with limited exceptions misdemeanor convictions to obtain an expungement of the records of those convictions, as long as the person has not been convicted of any felony.)
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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. **5205 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5205A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Almeida — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Lima — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-26** 01/26/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-01-27** 01/27/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/31/2017)
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- **2017-01-31** 01/31/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2017)
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- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-26** 05/26/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2017)
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- **2017-05-30** 05/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2017)
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2017)
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-07-13** 07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-18** 07/18/2017 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/15b67dcf-f65a-43d4-b75f-cdcdd00db9c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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