---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Removes the word “war” from the sentence “honorable discharged war veteran.”)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Removes the word “war” from the sentence “honorable discharged war veteran.”)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6286"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6286 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs", "Miscellaneous", "Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Costantino", "Donovan", "Fellela", "Kennedy", "Phillips", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-29"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3fc67c34-d649-4384-8035-190210f2404a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c379e287d9eb82d95891d571ab1bfdb7ff1859f1030f3bd1524835f02639fc0d"
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 6286 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Removes the word “war” from the sentence “honorable discharged war veteran.”)

## Version chain

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

1. **6286** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6286.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-29** 04/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2021)
- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2021)
- **2021-05-17** 05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 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/3fc67c34-d649-4384-8035-190210f2404a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).