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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES"
+description: "Increases from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until the recount if any is completed."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7782"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7782 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Boylan", "Dawson", "Kazarian", "Knight", "Shallcross Smith", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-12"
+last_action: "2026-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f8427b6-8f01-4bb8-861d-55988967212c"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "1d82daffca1343adda040cb43633c30c0bdeb4cf27003e16b11468396b7dc9c0"
+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 7782 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
+
+Increases from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until the recount if any is completed.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7782** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7782.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Boylan — primary (person)
+- Dawson — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+- Knight — primary (person)
+- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+- Tanzi — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-12** 02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
+- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2026)
+- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
+- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/5f8427b6-8f01-4bb8-861d-55988967212c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+