2025 Regular Session • Rhode Island Legislature
H5300: Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
Legislative Summary
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2025)
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Committee recommends passage
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Placed on House Calendar (04/01/2025)
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
House read and passed
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Referred to Senate Judiciary
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage
4/1/2025
60
Yea
10
Nay
5
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Dawson
Democrat