---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNIFORM AERONAUTICAL REGULATORY ACT"
description: "Adds \"space force\" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5460"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5460 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Azzinaro", "Casimiro", "Fellela", "Hull", "Read", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97070f6a-e722-48ed-8846-ef8a8188d9f0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f18a9a18610055d3807b4a23766efb19a7b524950b555cc4645b969a7cf24957"
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 5460 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- UNIFORM AERONAUTICAL REGULATORY ACT

Adds "space force" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches.

## Version chain

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

1. **5460** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5460.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Read — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-12** 02/12/2025 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** 02/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
- **2025-03-04** 03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-03-07** 03/07/2025 Scheduled for consideration (03/13/2025)
- **2025-03-13** 03/13/2025 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** 03/21/2025 Placed on House Calendar (03/27/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** 03/27/2025 House read and passed `passage`
- **2025-05-31** 05/31/2025 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-31** 05/31/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2025)
- **2025-06-02** 06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** 06/17/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/97070f6a-e722-48ed-8846-ef8a8188d9f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).