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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "SB 458"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 458 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Commercial Law", "Consumer Affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Felag"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2019-02-27"
+last_action: "2019-07-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd9a8a57-4a90-481b-aae3-be8fda45d2ae"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "7cb28138178dcae5fc80ecdbd525e63d24b1acbd4286f2c3e7d043c77fe2246f"
+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 458 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **458 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0458aa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · upper
+- Approval of Amendment — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage as Amended — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Felag — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-03** 05/03/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2019)
+- **2019-05-07** 05/07/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2019)
+- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2019)
+- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
+- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2019)
+- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/cd9a8a57-4a90-481b-aae3-be8fda45d2ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+