---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - RHODE ISLAND UNINSURED PROTECTION FUND (Extends the effective date of the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund from February 1, 2019 to September 1, 2019.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - RHODE ISLAND UNINSURED PROTECTION FUND (Extends the effective date of the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund from February 1, 2019 to September 1, 2019.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5305"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5305 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Fellela", "Ucci", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2f6d3d5-c844-4d6b-8272-21a3f5346bfe"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "ef5dc1cdcd8c67b18175d6310f3a42dfb22cecf0da88377aa9d17e433fab3eab"
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 5305 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - RHODE ISLAND UNINSURED PROTECTION FUND (Extends the effective date of the Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund from February 1, 2019 to September 1, 2019.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5305** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5305.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- Ucci — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** 02/06/2019 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** 02/08/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2019)
- **2019-02-13** 02/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-03-08** 03/08/2019 Scheduled for consideration (03/13/2019)
- **2019-03-13** 03/13/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-15** 03/15/2019 Placed on House Calendar (03/19/2019)
- **2019-03-19** 03/19/2019 House read and passed `passage`
- **2019-03-21** 03/21/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/27/2019)
- **2019-03-27** 03/27/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-03-27** 03/27/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-28** 03/28/2019 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/d2f6d3d5-c844-4d6b-8272-21a3f5346bfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).