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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION"
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description: "Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7200"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7200 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Cortvriend", "Felix", "Fellela", "Knight", "McEntee", "Serpa", "Shekarchi", "Spears"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-21"
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last_action: "2026-06-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14e1c706-1d2a-4188-a736-f24b98f4856f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "762734985ccd5d506102e55eb02e45610f8a5aa91d75de436d8cc0c2ad0900ab"
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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 7200 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION
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Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
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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. **7200 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7200A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–4** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **68–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Cortvriend — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Serpa — primary (person)
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- Shekarchi — primary (person)
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- Spears — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-21** 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
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- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
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- **2026-04-02** 04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/07/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
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- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 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/14e1c706-1d2a-4188-a736-f24b98f4856f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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