---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Designates the Class A Tall Ship commonly known as the \"SSV Oliver Hazard Perry\" as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Designates the Class A Tall Ship commonly known as the \"SSV Oliver Hazard Perry\" as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7309"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7309 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Affairs", "Waters and Navigation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Carson", "Cunha", "Johnston", "Marshall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef2571d1-5fbd-4ab7-9c98-6b6f1761f266"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "7d9b02c382500b7fd658ce1bd1ffe1c97739d85c1699a1164b75ae152cd16f3b"
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 7309 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Designates the Class A Tall Ship commonly known as the "SSV Oliver Hazard Perry" as the official flagship and tall ship ambassador of the state.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7309** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7309.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cunha — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- Marshall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25** 01/25/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** 04/12/2018 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
- **2018-04-18** 04/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House read and passed `passage`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/ef2571d1-5fbd-4ab7-9c98-6b6f1761f266`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).