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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: "HB 8342"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8342 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Batista", "Caldwell", "Craven", "Cruz", "Dawson", "Felix", "Hull", "Knight", "Lombardi", "McEntee"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-06-07"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4aaea6ef-6642-4fc0-a4df-e7cc803f8ca7"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "7e6059d8d8c2dac3b64b2254b577e8a72dcaf3165be2bee3a7a78232c063a9dd"
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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 8342 (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. **8342** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8342.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Cruz — primary (person)
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- Dawson — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- Lombardi — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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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 `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 read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 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/4aaea6ef-6642-4fc0-a4df-e7cc803f8ca7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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