---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7855"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7855 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Costantino", "Cunha", "Edwards", "Marshall"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d2e160a-f2d0-43fb-99e1-b921d9b264b8"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "94a0eedbadb53a7ace4d52bd6504f63484701cd57e460ca05d8119d8ffb841ed"
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 7855 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Provides procedures relative to contractor/subcontractor retainage.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7855 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7855Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Costantino — primary (person)
- Cunha — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Marshall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2018-04-02** 04/02/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/03/2018)
- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
- **2018-04-10** 04/10/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 House voted to recommit to House Corporations
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/7d2e160a-f2d0-43fb-99e1-b921d9b264b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).