---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2020"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2020"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 7170"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7170 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Budget", "Governor", "Supplemental Budget"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd030e5a-ad19-4aec-a07b-28c3c74a9f56"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "4df6be2de123dbc7f2e8fb5e42ddee6adb19702b84426401a87e72588bbcfc5a"
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 7170 (2020) — AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2020

## Version chain

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

1. **7170 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText20/HouseText20/H7170Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **64–8** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **60–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** 01/16/2020 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-11** 06/11/2020 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/16/2020)
- **2020-06-12** 06/12/2020 Scheduled to be heard and /or considered in anticipation of House passage (06/16/2020)
- **2020-06-15** 06/15/2020 Proposed Substitute
- **2020-06-15** 06/15/2020 Proposed Substitute
- **2020-06-16** 06/16/2020 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** 06/16/2020 Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2020)
- **2020-06-18** 06/18/2020 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2020-06-18** 06/18/2020 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2020)
- **2020-06-18** 06/18/2020 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2020-06-18** 06/18/2020 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-24** 06/24/2020 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/dd030e5a-ad19-4aec-a07b-28c3c74a9f56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).