---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT"
description: "Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7477"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7477 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Voas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b77874f-eefc-490f-91ad-85d9257286f7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3c6eea1e95e8f8115b5aa0f883ad3d61a484b03f13aa667c7db3235419c80078"
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 7477 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.

## Version chain

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

1. **7477 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7477A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Voas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** 02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** 02/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2026-02-23** 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- **2026-03-03** 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 House voted to recommit to House Corporations
- **2026-05-31** 05/31/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- **2026-05-31** 05/31/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/0b77874f-eefc-490f-91ad-85d9257286f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).