---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7908"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7908 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Batista", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Felix", "Knight", "Ranglin-Vassell", "Shallcross Smith", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-03-04"
last_action: "2022-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d5af571-79c0-47dc-b026-11ca18c8e987"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "29ceca5e8de2a82d37f1e4f5afbfc97cfc30ef6c395ed160448610859381fb1e"
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 7908 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7908** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7908.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **58–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ajello — primary (person)
- Batista — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2022)
- **2022-03-29** 03/29/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2022)
- **2022-04-26** 04/26/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-29** 04/29/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/04/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-04** 05/04/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2022)
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 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/1d5af571-79c0-47dc-b026-11ca18c8e987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).