---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- 38 STUDIOS, LLC (Provides for the release of certain records pertaining to the investigation of 38 Studios, LLC.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- 38 STUDIOS, LLC (Provides for the release of certain records pertaining to the investigation of 38 Studios, LLC.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5347"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5347 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records", "Open Records", "Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Costantino", "Coughlin", "Fellela", "Lima", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b7d828a-6224-424d-a0c9-222becd86958"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "4a8891dd73bc6b67cd052913df314ebe805b86df454cfa11ea9f97d86fae23af"
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 5347 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- 38 STUDIOS, LLC (Provides for the release of certain records pertaining to the investigation of 38 Studios, LLC.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5347 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5347B.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · legislature
- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Costantino — primary (person)
- Coughlin — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- Lima — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** 02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-02-03** 02/03/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/08/2017)
- **2017-02-08** 02/08/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-02-10** 02/10/2017 Scheduled for consideration (02/14/2017)
- **2017-02-14** 02/14/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** 02/24/2017 Placed on House Calendar (03/01/2017)
- **2017-03-01** 03/01/2017 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2017-06-15** 06/15/2017 Referred to Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/21/2017)
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Committee voted to reconsider
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-21** 06/21/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/28/2017)
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2017)
- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-09-21** 09/21/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-27** 09/27/2017 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/1b7d828a-6224-424d-a0c9-222becd86958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).