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SB 132 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Summary
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.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeDirects human trafficking fine revenues to violent crimes indemnity account, funding victim compensation and supporting anti-trafficking efforts within criminal justice.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 29, 2025
D Democratic32
28 Yea 4
87% 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
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/29/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John Burke
John Burke
DDemocratic
RI
9
P
Photo of Lammis Vargas
Lammis Vargas
DDemocratic
RI
28
P
Photo of Matt LaMountain
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
RI
31
P
Photo of Pete Appollonio
Pete Appollonio
DDemocratic
RI
29
P
Photo of Todd Patalano
Todd Patalano
DDemocratic
RI
26