---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5674"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5674 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commercial Law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Jacquard", "Kennedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93619fdc-ae48-40ed-99c0-f4d3e6039a2c"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "fafa9fed490836f13390af4f0d11de63607c7f680a3250e285484626e53a1fde"
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 5674 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5674** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5674.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Jacquard — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** 03/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2019)
- **2019-03-19** 03/19/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2019)
- **2019-05-28** 05/28/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2019)
- **2019-06-05** 06/05/2019 House read and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2019)
- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/25/2019)
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Senate passed 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/93619fdc-ae48-40ed-99c0-f4d3e6039a2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).