---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES"
description: "Requires written acknowledgment from any buyer of oceanfront or shoreline property that they have been informed of the public's rights and privileges of the shore."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7376"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7376 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boylan", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Craven", "Edwards", "Knight", "McEntee", "McNamara", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e442405-a424-4178-9b85-72d3c96fee6b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1b065bcc494343bd430d8babee7c90d3dee9c487ec362ca7878d9bd768274443"
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 7376 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES

Requires written acknowledgment from any buyer of oceanfront or shoreline property that they have been informed of the public's rights and privileges of the shore.

## Version chain

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

1. **7376 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7376A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boylan — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** 01/31/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2024)
- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2024)
- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/6e442405-a424-4178-9b85-72d3c96fee6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).