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+type: "Bill"
+title: "JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION"
+description: "This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HR 8324"
+citation: "Rhode Island HR 8324 (2024)"
+classification: ["resolution"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Ackerman", "Blazejewski", "Craven", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Hull", "Kazarian", "Kennedy", "Shekarchi"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2024-05-30"
+last_action: "2024-06-24"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d49981b-8b83-499b-b584-6cc8d7523b80"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "634bb1538a6b07970d4f84b4acb095f7a30e62bacec121921967f5d70fcc1fdb"
+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 HR 8324 (2024) — JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION
+
+This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8324** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8324.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Abney — primary (person)
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Blazejewski — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Hull — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Shekarchi — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2024)
+- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/06/2024)
+- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/7d49981b-8b83-499b-b584-6cc8d7523b80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+