---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRECIOUS METALS -- CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (Requires a purchaser of a catalytic converter to obtain a copy of the registration for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed with exceptions.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRECIOUS METALS -- CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (Requires a purchaser of a catalytic converter to obtain a copy of the registration for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed with exceptions.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7751"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7751 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardillo", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-02"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a5882bd-2fcf-4767-8489-52cfae6191cb"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "de50555155d2f2be36ad139c1cc9f3474f956df4f55297670652136ecebb0cc9"
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 7751 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRECIOUS METALS -- CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (Requires a purchaser of a catalytic converter to obtain a copy of the registration for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed with exceptions.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7751 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7751B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–8** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardillo — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-02** 03/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2022)
- **2022-03-29** 03/29/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2022)
- **2022-05-16** 05/16/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Scheduled for consideration
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Meeting postponed (06/14/2022)
- **2022-06-13** 06/13/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Meeting postponed (06/14/2022)
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/6a5882bd-2fcf-4767-8489-52cfae6191cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).