Rhode Island - Session 2026
Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN SLATE ACT
Authorizes the automatic expungement of eligible conviction records by operation of law, initiated and completed by state agencies through electronic processes established within the judicial system.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-02 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-02 | Latest Action | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 7132 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Prohibits the imposition of a sentence of life without parole upon any person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger.) | introduced |
| HB 7173 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 | introduced |
| HB 7201 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY | introduced |
| HB 7547 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION | introduced |
| HB 7554 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES | in_committee |
| HB 7585 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION | introduced |
| HB 7648 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT | introduced |
| HB 7649 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING | introduced |