---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island public transit authority.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island public transit authority.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6495"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6495 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeSimone"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-06-07"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46a04b84-b831-4740-bc25-549373c3bc19"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3abe96bb6dc9acd3b8b2da2074fd2e7fcce57202fbc234ac0218c7ecebd9e189"
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 6495 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Amends the composition of the Rhode Island public transit authority.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6495** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6495.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **49–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- DeSimone — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/08/2023)
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2023)
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 House read and passed `passage`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/46a04b84-b831-4740-bc25-549373c3bc19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).