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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 745"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 745 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Education", "Electricians", "Higher Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Sosnowski"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-26"
+last_action: "2021-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/464285c6-0923-4577-beb0-1eafbbbaab24"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "2d4edc16643e57df04eff1db967c66233edb67509a99e9e81867477f95cab838"
+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 745 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **745** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0745.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Sosnowski — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2021)
+- **2021-03-31** 03/31/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2021)
+- **2021-05-17** 05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Meeting postponed (06/22/2021)
+- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/28/2021)
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/464285c6-0923-4577-beb0-1eafbbbaab24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+