---
type: "Bill"
title: "JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION"
description: "This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HR 8324"
citation: "Rhode Island HR 8324 (2024)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Ackerman", "Blazejewski", "Craven", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Hull", "Kazarian", "Kennedy", "Shekarchi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-05-30"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d49981b-8b83-499b-b584-6cc8d7523b80"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "634bb1538a6b07970d4f84b4acb095f7a30e62bacec121921967f5d70fcc1fdb"
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 HR 8324 (2024) — JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION

This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024.

## Version chain

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

1. **8324** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8324.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- Shekarchi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/06/2024)
- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/7d49981b-8b83-499b-b584-6cc8d7523b80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).