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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY"
+description: "Requires an electric distribution company to develop and act pursuant to a vegetation management plan approved by the DPUC to carry out vegetation management activities on and around utility infrastructure along public and private rights of way."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 7086"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7086 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Azzinaro", "Casimiro", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Kennedy"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-01-10"
+last_action: "2024-06-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95d2752b-b1fd-4d5a-8ce1-e9e0c1a9eee6"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "ae08c1320b45621eb08b80aec93235c37ce87df01f2f7605bca7acdd7c21b105"
+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 7086 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY
+
+Requires an electric distribution company to develop and act pursuant to a vegetation management plan approved by the DPUC to carry out vegetation management activities on and around utility infrastructure along public and private rights of way.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7086 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7086Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **67–4** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **56–13** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Casimiro — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-10** 01/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2024)
+- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2024)
+- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/95d2752b-b1fd-4d5a-8ce1-e9e0c1a9eee6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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