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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS"
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description: "Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3."
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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: "SB 2227"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2227 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "LaMountain", "Lombardi", "McKenney"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-01-24"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da656eb4-86d9-4171-a5e3-2ad5225f46a0"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "095b980eb6bb20a6412e050336502dd499f4d5a2a578db82009f6158e81e5ee6"
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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 SB 2227 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS
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Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3.
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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. **2227** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2227.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bissaillon — primary (person)
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- LaMountain — primary (person)
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- Lombardi — primary (person)
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- McKenney — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-24** 01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2024)
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- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2024)
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- **2024-04-25** 04/25/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/02/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2024)
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/da656eb4-86d9-4171-a5e3-2ad5225f46a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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