---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Raises amount from $1,500 to $3,000 at which insurer may fail to renew private passenger auto policy/assess premium surcharge for property damage claim payment. Eff. 1/1/20.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Raises amount from $1,500 to $3,000 at which insurer may fail to renew private passenger auto policy/assess premium surcharge for property damage claim payment. Eff. 1/1/20.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5458"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5458 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Johnston", "Kennedy", "Ucci"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e888c73e-1879-49e4-af4c-1779df2ee911"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "24b644d1e755757a608516703fa913703fcce38b809f3803ada3113a151568f7"
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 5458 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING (Raises amount from $1,500 to $3,000 at which insurer may fail to renew private passenger auto policy/assess premium surcharge for property damage claim payment. Eff. 1/1/20.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5458 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5458A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Johnston — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- Ucci — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** 02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** 02/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2019)
- **2019-02-26** 02/26/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2019)
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-04** 06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2019)
- **2019-06-12** 06/12/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee transferred to Senate Judiciary
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2019)
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2019)
- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/e888c73e-1879-49e4-af4c-1779df2ee911`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).