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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7290"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7290 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Pawtucket", "Resolutions", "State Affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Barros", "Coughlin", "Johnston", "Messier", "Tobon"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-01-25"
+last_action: "2018-06-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb817390-cc19-4c40-9cf2-8966e34b4e40"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "404dea06b6970f09714f7bf2fc0b5765f8553b13c64b88880abab16cc5d6a962"
+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 7290 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7290 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7290A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **55–14** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Coughlin — primary (person)
+- Johnston — primary (person)
+- Messier — primary (person)
+- Tobon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-25** 01/25/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/31/2018)
+- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-15** 06/15/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
+- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2018)
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Substitute A
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-06-29** 06/29/2018 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/fb817390-cc19-4c40-9cf2-8966e34b4e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+