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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "HB 7100"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7100 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Amore", "Carson", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Giraldo", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Shanley", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-01-12"
+last_action: "2022-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c8ffb7e124a63d52452bb9dc0bdadc0431c05afd408ac6c6d826a45c51949786"
+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 7100 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7100 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7100A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **53–13** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–49** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–53** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–53** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–56** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–52** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Amore — primary (person)
+- Carson — primary (person)
+- Felix — primary (person)
+- Fogarty — primary (person)
+- Giraldo — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- Shanley — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-12** 01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2022)
+- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/10/2022)
+- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 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/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+