---
type: "Bill"
title: "JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS \"THE RHODE ISLAND SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (RI 250TH) COMMISSION\" (Creates a 30 member Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission to assist in the observance of the Semiquincentennial and report back findings by July 1, 2023, produce a final accounting of funds by October 1, 2026, and expire on January 1, 2027.)"
description: "JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS \"THE RHODE ISLAND SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (RI 250TH) COMMISSION\" (Creates a 30 member Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission to assist in the observance of the Semiquincentennial and report back findings by July 1, 2023, produce a final accounting of funds by October 1, 2026, and expire on January 1, 2027.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HR 6002"
citation: "Rhode Island HR 6002 (2021)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Courts", "General Assembly", "Secretary of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Azzinaro", "Edwards", "Kennedy", "McNamara", "Shanley", "Solomon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b67d3b11-a90a-49fa-83f0-e5c4c1a9ed58"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "dcbe0d6d54666c2863581bc4c87e756c15fb1b5d6cf34e9a7d69df27661c2bf3"
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 HR 6002 (2021) — JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS "THE RHODE ISLAND SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (RI 250TH) COMMISSION" (Creates a 30 member Rhode Island Semiquincentennial Commission to assist in the observance of the Semiquincentennial and report back findings by July 1, 2023, produce a final accounting of funds by October 1, 2026, and expire on January 1, 2027.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6002.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `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
- **2021-05-13** 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 (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 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/b67d3b11-a90a-49fa-83f0-e5c4c1a9ed58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).