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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee to seek elected office provided that they resign their position upon being elected.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee to seek elected office provided that they resign their position upon being elected.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "HB 7213"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7213 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Amore", "Batista", "Diaz", "Morales", "Noret", "Slater"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-01-26"
+last_action: "2022-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e4a526d-aa01-438f-a8f5-584d01c4b3f0"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "b4f667c4a9e21c77cbf25d1ce92cd010066dc8af845888811223ee88e9383286"
+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 7213 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM (Allows a classified employee to seek elected office provided that they resign their position upon being elected.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7213 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7213A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **61–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ajello — primary (person)
+- Amore — primary (person)
+- Batista — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Morales — primary (person)
+- Noret — primary (person)
+- Slater — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-26** 01/26/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-28** 01/28/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/01/2022)
+- **2022-02-01** 02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2022-04-26** 04/26/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/28/2022)
+- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-04-26** 04/26/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/28/2022)
+- **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 (05/18/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2022)
+- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub A 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/0e4a526d-aa01-438f-a8f5-584d01c4b3f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+