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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Sets aside the second Saturday in the month of April annually to be known as Historical Cemetery Restoration/Awareness Day.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Sets aside the second Saturday in the month of April annually to be known as Historical Cemetery Restoration/Awareness Day.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7239"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7239 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Holidays"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Giarrusso", "Nardolillo", "Quattrocchi", "Roberts"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-01-19"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cb5be8c-1060-4708-8ebe-4a16fde8a3d8"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "6ca711903c88c1fbc1acaaa9ce80db8d19857a3229f447566bb51668633eba8e"
+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 7239 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Sets aside the second Saturday in the month of April annually to be known as Historical Cemetery Restoration/Awareness Day.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7239** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7239.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chippendale — primary (person)
+- Giarrusso — primary (person)
+- Nardolillo — primary (person)
+- Quattrocchi — primary (person)
+- Roberts — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-19** 01/19/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-19** 02/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2018)
+- **2018-02-27** 02/27/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2018)
+- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-01** 06/01/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/07/2018)
+- **2018-06-07** 06/07/2018 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2018)
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/3cb5be8c-1060-4708-8ebe-4a16fde8a3d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+