---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT"
description: "Allows the sharing of certain information between the division of taxation and the secretary of state's office regarding an entity's tax status as compliant or non-compliant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 8055"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8055 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casimiro", "Giraldo", "Kazarian", "Solomon", "Stewart", "Voas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-03-13"
last_action: "2024-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/770b499d-6ab8-442b-9766-b5b572e9773c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3178347601170a4600a6a3b73a5cbc3f036fa62d95d35fa4915ee5f2cf9e9e30"
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 8055 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

Allows the sharing of certain information between the division of taxation and the secretary of state's office regarding an entity's tax status as compliant or non-compliant.

## Version chain

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

1. **8055** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8055.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Voas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-13** 03/13/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2024)
- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/23/2024)
- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2024)
- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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 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/770b499d-6ab8-442b-9766-b5b572e9773c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).