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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANIES"
+description: "Provides an update to certain insurance sections of law to update or eliminate outdated sections of the insurance law."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7859"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7859 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Kennedy", "O'Brien", "Phillips", "Serpa", "Shallcross Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-27"
+last_action: "2026-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05db0bf8-16b5-42ec-b66b-e6f7c624e0f1"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "bab74ef4539f7b75337e475c8ec3d5816f9349b4f542f5c2149449263e2e3fcf"
+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 7859 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANIES
+
+Provides an update to certain insurance sections of law to update or eliminate outdated sections of the insurance law.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7859 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7859A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+- Phillips — primary (person)
+- Serpa — primary (person)
+- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
+- **2026-04-02** 04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
+- **2026-04-27** 04/27/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `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 passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2026)
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/05db0bf8-16b5-42ec-b66b-e6f7c624e0f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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