Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7649: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.)
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7649 ======== LC005007 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING Introduced By: Representatives Dawson, McEntee, and Boylan Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 11-67.1-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-67.1 entitled "Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking" is hereby amended to read as follows: 11-67.1-20. Display of public-awareness sign -- Penalty for failure to display. (a) Any public or quasi-public transportation agency shall display a public-awareness sign that contains the state and national human trafficking resource center hotline information in every transportation station, rest area, and welcome center in the state that is open to the public. (b) An employer shall display the public-awareness sign described in subsection (a) of this section in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public at each of the following locations in this state at which the employer has (2) A business entity previously found to be a nuisance for prostitution; (3) A job-recruitment center; (4) A hospital; or (5) An emergency-care provider. (c) The department of labor and training shall impose a fine of three hundred …
Sponsors
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065) · primary sponsor
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Finance
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage in concurrence (June 2, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #81: PASSAGE (April 7, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 2, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Common questions
- What is H7649?
- H7649 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING (Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.).
- What is the status of H7649?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7649?
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7649?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7649.pdf
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