---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 451"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 451 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commercial Code", "Computer Technology", "Financial Institutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Picard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35c73525-fc2e-42ce-92bd-43d0406c64bf"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "772f9aeaed8711773475a22ab58900dbd94aecad4756eca04ac4179bf5663ae5"
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 SB 451 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Clarifies uniform commercial code provisions to specify that the provisions apply to electronic transactions.)

## Version chain

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

1. **451** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0451.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Picard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2021)
- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 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/35c73525-fc2e-42ce-92bd-43d0406c64bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).