Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session Status: Died 10 D cosponsors

HB 5439 — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS

Last action — 04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Mandates that the clerk of the district court, upon request of the defendant, automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of the rules of criminal procedure for district court.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. 04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 03/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/01/2025)

  3. 02/12/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

Sponsors

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5439 do?
Mandates that the clerk of the district court, upon request of the defendant, automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of the rules of criminal procedure for district court.
Who sponsors HB 5439?
HB 5439 is sponsored by Enrique George Sanchez (Democratic), John J. Lombardi (Democratic), Matt S. Dawson (Democratic), Cherie L. Cruz (Democratic), Jose F. Batista (Democratic), Edith H. Ajello (Democratic), Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), Jason Knight (Democratic), Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic), and Leonela Felix (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 5439?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 5439?
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