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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- DEER HUNTING"
+description: "Modifies reporting requirements regarding collisions between vehicles and wildlife where the vehicle has been substantially damaged."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 7358"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7358 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Cortvriend", "Cotter", "Donovan", "Edwards", "Handy", "Noret", "Serpa", "Shanley", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2024-01-31"
+last_action: "2024-06-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8858e8e-9484-4310-ac51-a7f088979f88"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "76f66f9d4e3b37e65042b7a7717f8c9522edbcd437b35b467220e42049a9b15f"
+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 7358 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- DEER HUNTING
+
+Modifies reporting requirements regarding collisions between vehicles and wildlife where the vehicle has been substantially damaged.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7358 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7358A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Cotter — primary (person)
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Handy — primary (person)
+- Noret — primary (person)
+- Serpa — primary (person)
+- Shanley — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-31** 01/31/2024 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2024)
+- **2024-02-06** 02/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2024)
+- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-18** 05/18/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/23/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
+- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/d8858e8e-9484-4310-ac51-a7f088979f88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+