---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5463"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5463 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Construction", "Dept. of Administration", "Finance", "Property", "Public Works"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Bennett", "Casey", "Edwards", "McEntee"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/779e109f-736a-4c70-b0e7-47559032e519"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d2d8be9e981deb4545eb1e2a6113dcd47ab9907d7e4429ed71144bdb6d2803f5"
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 5463 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides that the maximum aggregate amounts for small purchases within the chapter on state purchases be adjusted to not exceed $25,000 for construction and $10,000 for all other purchases.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5463** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5463.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Casey — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10** 03/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2023-03-14** 03/14/2023 Meeting postponed (03/14/2023)
- **2023-03-14** 03/14/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2023)
- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/04/2023)
- **2023-05-04** 05/04/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/18/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 House read and passed `passage`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/779e109f-736a-4c70-b0e7-47559032e519`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).