---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES"
description: "Requires the rule adopting agency to send a copy of the certified rule to all members of the general assembly, within twenty (20) days of filing a final rule."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5522"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5522 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "DeSimone", "Serpa", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70ebe1ef-44e4-4f94-8d03-40f22951005e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3945b966caf8c4234043f81d7a0689cb32610deaf8d07f1c4a57a9500a133ea7"
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 5522 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Requires the rule adopting agency to send a copy of the certified rule to all members of the general assembly, within twenty (20) days of filing a final rule.

## Version chain

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

1. **5522 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5522A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- DeSimone — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** 02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21** 02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2025)
- **2025-02-27** 02/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-05-16** 05/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2025)
- **2025-05-16** 05/16/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-05-20** 05/20/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-30** 05/30/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** 06/03/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-06-21** 06/21/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-21** 06/21/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-27** 06/27/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-05** 07/05/2025 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70ebe1ef-44e4-4f94-8d03-40f22951005e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).