---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019"
description: "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7200"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7200 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Budget", "General Assembly", "Governor", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 34
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01117422-7959-422e-afc8-fdf613060bb9"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "e334ba4609155fc08b4bf9891b89ab00cc5085b1b66b582021fa9fdd67bf4f9f"
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 7200 (2018) — AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019

## Version chain

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

1. **7200 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7200Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **66–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **64–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **14–59** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **63–10** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **66–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **69–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **69–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–5** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–59** (fail) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **66–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **71–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **61–12** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **70–3** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **64–8** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **65–8** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **5–62** (fail) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **71–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **13–59** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **67–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** 01/18/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-06-05** 06/05/2018 Scheduled for consideration
- **2018-06-07** 06/07/2018 Meeting postponed (06/07/2018)
- **2018-06-06** 06/06/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2018)
- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2018)
- **2018-06-15** 06/15/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 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/01117422-7959-422e-afc8-fdf613060bb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).