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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 5280"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5280 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Property", "Public Works", "Business & Professions", "Military Affairs", "Veterans"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Barros", "Casey", "McLaughlin", "Morin", "Phillips"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2017-01-27"
+last_action: "2017-07-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2e53f8a-05de-4325-8d07-6b360c865874"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "d9cb20c2acdc259d93ec84dd93c8fcad8202c3dda6ea2d0fe7a1d43d871516ce"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 5280 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5280 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5280A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Casey — primary (person)
+- McLaughlin — primary (person)
+- Morin — primary (person)
+- Phillips — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-27** 01/27/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance `referral-committee, introduction`
+- **2017-04-20** 04/20/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2017)
+- **2017-04-25** 04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2017)
+- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-06-24** 06/24/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2017)
+- **2017-06-26** 06/26/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2017)
+- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-07-05** 07/05/2017 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2e53f8a-05de-4325-8d07-6b360c865874`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+