---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 8122"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8122 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Marshall", "Ruggiero"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-26"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9946de7-6b4e-45e7-845c-864b8fac3b56"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "eae893a702bb1528fdfa4aeccd8e06a0573cf06fa04f6ef55b1aa3a5f909fb27"
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 8122 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSES GENERALLY (Simplifies the process of doing business in Rhode Island by eliminating unnecessary licensing requirements of various business entities.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8122 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H8122aa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **72–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Marshall — primary (person)
- Ruggiero — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-26** 04/26/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2018)
- **2018-05-30** 05/30/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2018)
- **2018-06-13** 06/13/2018 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-15** 06/15/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee transferred to Senate Judiciary
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed 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/e9946de7-6b4e-45e7-845c-864b8fac3b56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).