---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION (Amends the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act regarding consolidation and merger.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION (Amends the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act regarding consolidation and merger.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6064"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6064 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Organizations", "Corporations", "Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/747272d0-c0a8-4cf6-a170-76142f8afc91"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "28362de826c2a555a0b1780c62324dd4195e5a5082c9f00452803a8d992a9d59"
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 6064 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- MERGER AND CONSOLIDATION (Amends the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act regarding consolidation and merger.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6064 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6064A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** 04/01/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2021)
- **2021-04-05** 04/05/2021 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`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/747272d0-c0a8-4cf6-a170-76142f8afc91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).