---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5984"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5984 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Charitable Organizations", "Corporations", "Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shallcross Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62ca754-d8e6-4e88-98da-c956fc7bcaba"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "0aca1140ac971ed54aef775b829dd4899ad9a63f810075f902ac02dfa60d4264"
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 5984 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5984 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5984A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2021)
- **2021-03-31** 03/31/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 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 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`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-03** 07/03/2021 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/b62ca754-d8e6-4e88-98da-c956fc7bcaba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).