---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES (Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES (Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5560"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5560 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Commercial Law", "Computer Technology", "Consumer Affairs", "Health & Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Kazarian", "Kennedy", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb83ed88-5a14-46fd-bbfa-f0df0be70a3a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "e454b3961cc979fe54e266435e5b8d3a798729196b5ce8710b4165840a063b43"
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 5560 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES (Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5560** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5560.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** 02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2023)
- **2023-03-02** 03/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/11/2023)
- **2023-05-11** 05/11/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/16/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** 05/16/2023 House read and passed `passage`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 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/fb83ed88-5a14-46fd-bbfa-f0df0be70a3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).