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House Bill 5215, presented on the floor as sponsored by Representative Phillips and handled by the committee chair, would require a health club that takes automatic deductions from a customer’s bank account or credit card to cease those deductions within 30 calendar days of receiving a consumer’s written notice canceling membership. The bill’s floor presenter reported no opposition and said the bill had passed the House unanimously in 2023 and 2024. The clerk recorded the roll call as 68–0 in favor.

House Bill 5025, presented by Chairwoman McEntee on behalf of Representative Edwards, would provide that trapping and subsequent release of any unowned, feral, or free-roaming cat for the purposes of spaying or neutering would not be considered abandonment. The bill drew committee testimony, the presenter told the chamber, and the clerk recorded the vote as 68–0 in favor.

Both measures were moved and seconded on the floor and recorded by the clerk without additional floor debate. The transcript includes the authors and presenters named on the calendar and shows clerks recording unanimous tallies for both bills.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House of Representatives: 2-27-2025","oneSentenceSummary","On Feb. 27, 2025, the Rhode Island House unanimously passed two bills: HB5215 requiring gyms to stop automatic payments within 30 days after written cancellation, and HB5025 clarifying that trapping and releasing feral cats for spay/neuter is not abandonment. Both measures passed with unanimous recorded votes.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature RI, Rhode Island","taxId",77689,"location","Rhode Island","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6306645,"House approves bill to criminalize nonconsensual sharing of explicit digital images",198,1036000,1234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2436955-24988b9008b8d20b651c24173ffd4ad4&start=1036&end=1234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2436955-24988b9008b8d20b651c24173ffd4ad4/thumbnail_1036000.jpg","/articles/6306645/Rhode-Island/House-approves-bill-to-criminalize-nonconsensual-sharing-of-explicit-digital-images","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6306645-452365e086dd37b46f9876131a95d333/orig.mp4?Expires=1770852221&Signature=cwOwi013qQhNaDyIBxW0SGu3UxIuX79Yx-OS3mg2YR85468pjDJD8ydDPyt~4S~Bj9zxlaQofAV~UwdLMV4hKHLp6OZm8bY2QYHbCa2TNxJ7eqsSQpG~svAPmtlFH4KCUpzyoK7QbiKXZ73gki2QTvD6Z~-bOzEEMwYjNbjBg4cnEsEzbudWCHr5pkRQd1EYvmQ0Rs~m84wvBPV2~xV-LCcdtd1YoJewDX4ecQV6ejOgtTRtnIddJ~1Ly7kSERzMiKlw0g04P0JKQ2SsSDnOOmZXvtNcLFt31hDLpmWJlu1MzZiiK8rlepb9gtrHTZ09J8ucFo2wS1luHVRk7tt3Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Feb. 27 passed House Bill 5046, an act that would criminalize the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images created with digital devices or shared without the subject’s consent, voting 61 in favor and 7 opposed.

Supporters said the bill updates criminal law to address harms caused by digital distribution of private images. Vice Chairwoman McEntee, speaking on the floor, described the measure as “a good bill” and moved its passage on behalf of the sponsor, Vice Chair Knight.

The bill’s text, as read into the record, would make it a criminal offense to disseminate explicit images of another person that were created by digital devices or were shared without the depicted person’s consent. The committee reported the bill to the full House and members moved and seconded passage from the floor.

Representative Ajelo said he would oppose the bill, repeating his opposition from the prior year. “As I did last year on this bill, I will vote against,” Ajelo said on the floor, adding that in some cases “there was no wrong, evil, bad intent associated with that, with the sharing of that photo.” Ajelo’s remarks were the only recorded substantive objection during floor debate.

Clerk-reported roll-call results showed 61 votes in the affirmative and 7 in the negative; the presiding officer announced, “The act prevails,” sending the bill forward according to legislative procedure.

The House record names Vice Chair Knight as sponsor and shows Vice Chair McEntee presenting the measure to the chamber. The transcript does not record further amendments, implementation language, or a specific effective date for the statute.","On Feb. 27, 2025, the Rhode Island House passed House Bill 5046, which would make unauthorized dissemination of explicit digital images a criminal offense. The measure passed 61–7 after brief debate and opposition from at least one member who said the bill could sweep in nonmalicious sharing.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: House approves consumer protection and animal-welfare bills

House approves bill to criminalize nonconsensual sharing of explicit digital images