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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 5171"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5171 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts", "Criminal Procedure"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Casimiro", "Craven", "McEntee", "O'Brien"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-01-23"
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last_action: "2019-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "4f522100ce6c16566512d3c653c9a9cfc26b2110d5cfcc278a6a2a4ee421988e"
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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 5171 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)
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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. **5171 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5171B.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blazejewski — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-23** 01/23/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-12** 02/12/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2019)
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- **2019-02-26** 02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2019)
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- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2019)
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- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/26/2019)
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-01** 07/01/2019 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/05a54cdc-8946-474e-8f58-99ad0cb71e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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