---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Increases the maximum administrative penalty levied against real estate brokers and salespersons from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Increases the maximum administrative penalty levied against real estate brokers and salespersons from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7478"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7478 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Courts", "Fees", "Real Estate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnston", "Marshall", "Phillips", "Shanley", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-07"
last_action: "2018-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52801a0e-debd-4ab8-aaed-3716bc32a20e"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "c610f6f5b0e2ca20766e33b0b02797bf3a32e624eeb5717d3426e5bfbf8aa81b"
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 7478 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Increases the maximum administrative penalty levied against real estate brokers and salespersons from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7478** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7478.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnston — primary (person)
- Marshall — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-07** 02/07/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** 03/02/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2018)
- **2018-03-06** 03/06/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-04** 05/04/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/08/2018)
- **2018-05-08** 05/08/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/17/2018)
- **2018-05-17** 05/17/2018 House read and passed `passage`
- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-01** 06/01/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/05/2018)
- **2018-06-05** 06/05/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2018)
- **2018-06-13** 06/13/2018 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-13** 06/13/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 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/52801a0e-debd-4ab8-aaed-3716bc32a20e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).