---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY--FEES (Allows jurors to donate their juror fees to the state. Any such donation would be deposited into a restricted receipt account in the general fund and shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Veterans Home Community Living Center.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY--FEES (Allows jurors to donate their juror fees to the state. Any such donation would be deposited into a restricted receipt account in the general fund and shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Veterans Home Community Living Center.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5733"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5733 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Fees", "Jury", "Restricted Receipts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Giraldo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f5a44e6-519d-48ee-806b-72b9617ea82a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "644a12c2dcfbe05244b4be966045c383d8e15d52e30e12b592ca92b7b9029f42"
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 5733 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY--FEES (Allows jurors to donate their juror fees to the state. Any such donation would be deposited into a restricted receipt account in the general fund and shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Veterans Home Community Living Center.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5733 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5733A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Giraldo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** 03/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2021)
- **2021-03-24** 03/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 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/7f5a44e6-519d-48ee-806b-72b9617ea82a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).