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legislation/us/states/ri/2023/hb-5438.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Permits a signed release to be transmitted to the party responsible for paying the settlement or their attorney by electronic means.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Permits a signed release to be transmitted to the party responsible for paying the settlement or their attorney by electronic means.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 5438"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5438 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Attorney", "Civil Procedure", "Computer Technology", "Courts", "Fees"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Knight"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-02-08"
+last_action: "2023-06-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abde55d7-d711-4391-b95b-b45ed2214a8e"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "97d1916139181a4209a5a4c75bfef5e67c9801ef0a0af6bab38cff6dff6a7102"
+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 5438 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Permits a signed release to be transmitted to the party responsible for paying the settlement or their attorney by electronic means.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5438.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Knight — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2023)
+- **2023-03-02** 03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Scheduled for consideration (04/04/2023)
+- **2023-04-04** 04/04/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Placed on House Calendar (04/20/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-20** 04/20/2023 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/08/2023)
+- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-20** 06/20/2023 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/abde55d7-d711-4391-b95b-b45ed2214a8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+