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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 5463"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5463 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Construction", "Dept. of Administration", "Finance", "Property", "Public Works"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Bennett", "Casey", "Edwards", "McEntee"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-02-08"
+last_action: "2023-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/779e109f-736a-4c70-b0e7-47559032e519"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "d2d8be9e981deb4545eb1e2a6113dcd47ab9907d7e4429ed71144bdb6d2803f5"
+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 5463 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5463** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5463.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **68–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Casey — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- McEntee — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-10** 03/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
+- **2023-03-14** 03/14/2023 Meeting postponed (03/14/2023)
+- **2023-03-14** 03/14/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2023)
+- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/04/2023)
+- **2023-05-04** 05/04/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/18/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 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 Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/779e109f-736a-4c70-b0e7-47559032e519`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+