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RI H7653

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Leonela Felix

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires law enforcement agencies to electronically submit domestic violence/sexual assault reporting forms and corresponding police report narratives to the domestic violence training and monitoring unit within the administrative office of state courts

  • Adds two new required data fields to reporting forms: existence of any language barriers and felony enhancement notation

  • Mandates monthly submission of reports, with cases still under investigation or with unexecuted arrest warrants to be submitted as soon as practicable but no later than the end of the calendar year in which the incident occurred

  • Shifts oversight responsibility from "the court system" to specifically "the administrative office of state courts" for prescribing forms and processes for domestic violence data collection

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Allows for the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault reporting forms by law enforcement agencies, enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms, and clarifies that the reporting forms should be submitted monthly.

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/11/2026

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