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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7426"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7426 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Fire Code", "Water"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Morin", "Ucci", "Winfield"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-02-02"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38f4784b-901c-4099-93a7-77c2539473de"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "439712d62dacc775fcee1b0dc5ba722c3e1b4b3168d84fd5b2329a1ef658d8f0"
+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 7426 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7426** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7426.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Morin — primary (person)
+- Ucci — primary (person)
+- Winfield — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-02** 02/02/2018 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-19** 02/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2018)
+- **2018-03-01** 03/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House read and passed `passage`
+- **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/38f4784b-901c-4099-93a7-77c2539473de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+