---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Eliminates the ten dollar ($10.00) fee requirement for the sales tax permit.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Eliminates the ten dollar ($10.00) fee requirement for the sales tax permit.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5214"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5214 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Fees", "Finance", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Hawkins", "Phillips", "S Lima", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/832b6a36-e345-4b80-b57b-3524ec780bf7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "47aa8a83e67a47feb2d0d4d6ffcacb964eab9b903e4aee1ca1fb075ad7c4e6bd"
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 5214 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Eliminates the ten dollar ($10.00) fee requirement for the sales tax permit.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5214 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5214A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- S Lima — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** 01/27/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2021)
- **2021-03-02** 03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/832b6a36-e345-4b80-b57b-3524ec780bf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).