---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5280"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5280 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property", "Public Works", "Business & Professions", "Military Affairs", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barros", "Casey", "McLaughlin", "Morin", "Phillips"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2017-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2e53f8a-05de-4325-8d07-6b360c865874"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "d9cb20c2acdc259d93ec84dd93c8fcad8202c3dda6ea2d0fe7a1d43d871516ce"
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 5280 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5280 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5280A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barros — primary (person)
- Casey — primary (person)
- McLaughlin — primary (person)
- Morin — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-27** 01/27/2017 Introduced, referred to House Finance `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-04-20** 04/20/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2017)
- **2017-04-25** 04/25/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2017)
- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-24** 06/24/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2017)
- **2017-06-26** 06/26/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2017)
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-05** 07/05/2017 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/e2e53f8a-05de-4325-8d07-6b360c865874`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).