---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5511"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5511 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Commercial Code", "Computer Technology", "Finance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards", "Kennedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4230ca3a-628d-43a4-8219-3c05bf2e209c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c07daa7527e17cde0d0202e3b673ac8c1f9d535c4cd8e20a5c7542b491d2d841"
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 5511 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5511** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5511.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edwards — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `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
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 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/4230ca3a-628d-43a4-8219-3c05bf2e209c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).