HB 5046 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES

Summary

Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Jul 2, 2025

Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 2, 2025

Signed into law

07/02/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/20/2025 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

03/21/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

02/27/2025 House read and passed

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Legislature · Passed

02/11/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

01/15/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors