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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 8122"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 8122 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Taxation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Marshall", "Ruggiero"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-04-26"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9946de7-6b4e-45e7-845c-864b8fac3b56"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "eae893a702bb1528fdfa4aeccd8e06a0573cf06fa04f6ef55b1aa3a5f909fb27"
+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 8122 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8122 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H8122aa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **72–1** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **67–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Abney — primary (person)
+- Marshall — primary (person)
+- Ruggiero — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-04-26** 04/26/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2018)
+- **2018-05-30** 05/30/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2018)
+- **2018-06-13** 06/13/2018 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **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
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee transferred to Senate Judiciary
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed 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/e9946de7-6b4e-45e7-845c-864b8fac3b56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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