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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: "SB 2789"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2789 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Land/Landfills", "Property", "Water"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Fogarty", "Lombardi", "Nesselbush"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-04-05"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ab1d57-3420-4afd-94a7-c94a786ef037"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "74503d3b1c72383f1b08f54e8857f3dae0e998301a1465501e5f87feeba23604"
+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 SB 2789 (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. **2789** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2789.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Fogarty — primary (person)
+- Lombardi — primary (person)
+- Nesselbush — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-04-05** 04/05/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-20** 04/20/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
+- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/22/2018)
+- **2018-05-22** 05/22/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/29/2018)
+- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Senate read and passed `passage`
+- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to House Municipal Government `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House 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/f7ab1d57-3420-4afd-94a7-c94a786ef037`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+