---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO THE OAKLAND - MAPLEVILLE NUMBER 4 FIRE DISTRICT"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO THE OAKLAND - MAPLEVILLE NUMBER 4 FIRE DISTRICT"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6139"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6139 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Burrillville", "Cities & Towns", "Fire District", "Miscellaneous"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Newberry", "Place"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-17"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10c001ea-0425-4d3d-8df3-3a627bd1ba8d"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3e7e4a50dfa9a498bd7f621787bbbbc31ca61102d13da5959f536fcf361383d4"
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 6139 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO THE OAKLAND - MAPLEVILLE NUMBER 4 FIRE DISTRICT

## Version chain

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

1. **6139** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6139.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Newberry — primary (person)
- Place — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-17** 03/17/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** 03/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2021)
- **2021-03-25** 03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2021)
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 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 Housing and Municipal Government `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/10c001ea-0425-4d3d-8df3-3a627bd1ba8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).