---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6656"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6656 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3ae1b61-823d-438d-9d1f-ea57d9cf9446"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "199c94e9b2aa31f8f235fe4c44a75c4f05e01f1ee27a59e403e4721c69fa18d0"
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 6656 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - MAIL BALLOTS (Same as 21H-6004 Sub A as amended --Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6656** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6656.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **45–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baginski — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06** 01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-11** 06/11/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2022)
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/e3ae1b61-823d-438d-9d1f-ea57d9cf9446`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).