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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION"
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description: "Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7747"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7747 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Kazarian", "McNamara", "Morales", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
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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: "2024-02-28"
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last_action: "2024-05-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4feb7fd6-ccc1-49a2-b33c-994b1feb1483"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "10980f8ca7176b70f4be36673efc5b070d862635a46e48e185bb75f008406cfc"
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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 7747 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
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Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.
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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. **7747 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7747B.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-28** 02/28/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
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- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2024)
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- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-04-11** 04/11/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-04-16** 04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-06** 05/06/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/09/2024)
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- **2024-05-08** 05/08/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-05-09** 05/09/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-16** 05/16/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/21/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
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- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/22/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 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/4feb7fd6-ccc1-49a2-b33c-994b1feb1483`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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