# Rhode Island H8060: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD .

Rhode Island H8060, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 412); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8060-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H8060
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 412
- Sponsor: Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (65 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger identity and deepfake fraud rules: benefit, high. The law expands crimes for identity fraud and impersonation. It covers making, selling, or holding fake IDs or document tools, even a single document, when used to defraud. It bans digital forgeries like deepfake audio or video used to trick people, and impersonating a person or a business to cause…
- Tougher penalties for identity fraud: benefit, high. The law sets tiered punishments to deter identity crimes. A first conviction can bring up to 3 years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. A second conviction carries 3 to 5 years and up to a $10,000 fine. A third or later conviction carries 5 to 10 years and at least a $15,000 fine.
- Court can reduce sentences in elderly cases: benefit, low. In cases involving an elderly adult (age 60 or older), the court keeps its power to fix or reduce a sentence under Rule 35. This preserves a path for sentence corrections or reductions in these cases.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | House | IMPERSONATION & IDENTITY FRAUD PASSAGE | pass | 65 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 412 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-10: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: House passed Sub A (House)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-26: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 2026-05-22: Proposed Substitute
- 2026-05-22: Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- 2026-04-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- 2026-03-06: Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/10/2026)
- 2026-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- H8060 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060.pdf)
- H8060 - Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060A.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8060 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060.htm)
- [H8060 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060.pdf)
- [H8060 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060A.htm)
- [H8060 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060A.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8060-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).