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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Requires the clerk of the court to return any bail money posted to the defendant or the person who provided the bail money at the time of judgment of the case and that the money shall not be used to pay costs, fines or restitution or any other assessment.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Requires the clerk of the court to return any bail money posted to the defendant or the person who provided the bail money at the time of judgment of the case and that the money shall not be used to pay costs, fines or restitution or any other assessment.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 5685"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5685 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts", "Criminal Procedure", "Fees", "Finance"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Batista", "Casimiro", "Felix", "Giraldo", "Henries", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "McNamara", "Morales", "Tanzi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-17"
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last_action: "2023-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb662a0e-d266-481a-9eab-1913dcf189f1"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "374899822f85e77c03a15e0782be4e2111f58d902c892cc5a6b523595b08c9ba"
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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 5685 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE (Requires the clerk of the court to return any bail money posted to the defendant or the person who provided the bail money at the time of judgment of the case and that the money shall not be used to pay costs, fines or restitution or any other assessment.)
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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. **5685 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5685aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Giraldo — primary (person)
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- Henries — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-17** 02/17/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2023)
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- **2023-04-04** 04/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Meeting postponed (06/14/2023)
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-16** 06/16/2023 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/bb662a0e-d266-481a-9eab-1913dcf189f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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