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SB 904 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Summary
Establishes the commercial sex buyer’s accountability program which consists of an instructional program on prostitution and human trafficking schemes.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes educational program for commercial sex buyers targeting human trafficking, aligning with criminal justice reform to reduce exploitation and demand.92% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

31–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D Democratic32
27 Yea 3 Nay 2
84% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
04/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
03/27/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Matt LaMountain
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
RI
31