---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Provides that a voter may use proof of identity which expired no more than six (6) months prior to voting.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Provides that a voter may use proof of identity which expired no more than six (6) months prior to voting.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 611"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 611 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Board of Elections", "Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "Crowley", "DiPalma", "Metts", "Quezada"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/324e0df3-4654-4c00-be99-0444cfb6e8de"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "fff16dcc4d5538b4a84748f3460255261ba25a5d50fdef6c67f355b02c85be51"
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 SB 611 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Provides that a voter may use proof of identity which expired no more than six (6) months prior to voting.)

## Version chain

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

1. **611** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0611.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **66–7** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **33–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cano — primary (person)
- Crowley — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Metts — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** 03/14/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-15** 03/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2019)
- **2019-03-21** 03/21/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-23** 05/23/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2019)
- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-04** 06/04/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2019)
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2019)
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 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/324e0df3-4654-4c00-be99-0444cfb6e8de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).