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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5511"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5511 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Commercial Code", "Computer Technology", "Finance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Edwards", "Kennedy"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-12"
+last_action: "2021-07-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4230ca3a-628d-43a4-8219-3c05bf2e209c"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c07daa7527e17cde0d0202e3b673ac8c1f9d535c4cd8e20a5c7542b491d2d841"
+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 5511 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5511** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5511.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2021)
+- **2021-03-02** 03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2021)
+- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2021)
+- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2021)
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 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/4230ca3a-628d-43a4-8219-3c05bf2e209c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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