---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7100"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7100 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Amore", "Carson", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Giraldo", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Shanley", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c8ffb7e124a63d52452bb9dc0bdadc0431c05afd408ac6c6d826a45c51949786"
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 7100 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SECRETARY OF STATE -- LET RI VOTE ACT (Allows voting by mail without needing an excuse/improves voter roll cleanup/allows applying for mail ballots through online system/allows nursing home residents to receive mail ballot applications automatically/codifies mail ballot drop box requirements.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7100 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7100A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **53–13** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–49** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–53** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–53** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–56** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–52** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Amore — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** 01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2022)
- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/10/2022)
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 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/5e9075ba-032b-4c48-b8de-a961a4968820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).