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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7855"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7855 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Costantino", "Cunha", "Edwards", "Marshall"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-28"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d2e160a-f2d0-43fb-99e1-b921d9b264b8"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "94a0eedbadb53a7ace4d52bd6504f63484701cd57e460ca05d8119d8ffb841ed"
+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 7855 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7855 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7855Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Costantino — primary (person)
+- Cunha — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Marshall — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
+- **2018-04-02** 04/02/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/03/2018)
+- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
+- **2018-04-10** 04/10/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/21/2018)
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 House voted to recommit to House Corporations
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/21/2018)
+- **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 as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **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/7d2e160a-f2d0-43fb-99e1-b921d9b264b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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