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legislation/us/states/ri/2022/hb-6656.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "HB 6656"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 6656 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "O'Brien"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 9
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-01-06"
+last_action: "2022-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3ae1b61-823d-438d-9d1f-ea57d9cf9446"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "199c94e9b2aa31f8f235fe4c44a75c4f05e01f1ee27a59e403e4721c69fa18d0"
+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 6656 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **6656** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6656.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **45–16** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Baginski — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-06** 01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-06-11** 06/11/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2022)
+- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/e3ae1b61-823d-438d-9d1f-ea57d9cf9446`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+