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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATEWIDE BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM (Creates a statewide body-worn camera program for police departments in the state.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATEWIDE BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM (Creates a statewide body-worn camera program for police departments in the state.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 6438"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 6438 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Attorney General", "Computer Technology", "Health & Safety", "Police & Fire", "State Affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Batista", "Biah", "Cassar", "Diaz", "Henries", "Potter", "Slater", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-06-16"
+last_action: "2021-07-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0dec8d27-be2e-46f3-8509-c29e452d4582"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "0ec600dbcf2cd3c62857f7a34dee1d95ec042a12b55314c8d83bba6da19cc70d"
+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 6438 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATEWIDE BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM (Creates a statewide body-worn camera program for police departments in the state.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **6438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6438.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Baginski — primary (person)
+- Batista — primary (person)
+- Biah — primary (person)
+- Cassar — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Henries — primary (person)
+- Potter — primary (person)
+- Slater — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/18/2021)
+- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
+- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House read and passed `passage`
+- **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`
+- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/0dec8d27-be2e-46f3-8509-c29e452d4582`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+