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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows landlords to charge additional security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased, if the value of the furniture exceeds $7,500.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows landlords to charge additional security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased, if the value of the furniture exceeds $7,500.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7600"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7600 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Property"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Casimiro", "Cunha", "Shanley", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-14"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/443f0de0-c823-4ef4-a765-a87bdcb7dbe2"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "b50aebcf2b768712d5edde62c54d9af796bb8900d580f7e7c3519433d6e7ae75"
+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 7600 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows landlords to charge additional security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased, if the value of the furniture exceeds $7,500.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7600 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7600Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **64–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Casimiro — primary (person)
+- Cunha — primary (person)
+- Shanley — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-14** 02/14/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/11/2018)
+- **2018-04-11** 04/11/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2018)
+- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/31/2018)
+- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate voted to reconsider
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended 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/443f0de0-c823-4ef4-a765-a87bdcb7dbe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+