---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW -- RESALE OF UNITS (Allows a condominium association to impose a fee of up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for preparation of a resale certificate.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW -- RESALE OF UNITS (Allows a condominium association to impose a fee of up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for preparation of a resale certificate.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5644"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5644 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fees", "Finance", "Housing", "Property", "Real Estate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e49ae60d-f688-4f4e-9311-711707ab5a5f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f55a7a52c4f5b7a6d75de17013c087ce22a0891b4897a7e53093709270a14274"
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 5644 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW -- RESALE OF UNITS (Allows a condominium association to impose a fee of up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for preparation of a resale certificate.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5644** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5644.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** 02/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/08/2021)
- **2021-03-08** 03/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e49ae60d-f688-4f4e-9311-711707ab5a5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).