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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.) AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2018 HB 7511 Rhode Island HB 7511 (2018)
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Landlord & Tenant
Property
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Edwards
Jacquard
Marshall
Solomon
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Rhode Island HB 7511 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY (Eliminates the penalty of abating rent in cases where a non-resident landlord fails to designate an agent for service of process and would clarify that the fine for violating this section is civil.)

Version chain

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

  1. 7511 SUB A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 680 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Corvese — primary (person)
  • Edwards — primary (person)
  • Jacquard — primary (person)
  • Marshall — primary (person)
  • Solomon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2018-02-08 02/08/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary introduction, referral-committee
  • 2018-04-06 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/11/2018)
  • 2018-04-11 04/11/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2018-05-18 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2018)
  • 2018-05-23 05/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-05-25 05/25/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2018)
  • 2018-05-30 05/30/2018 House passed Sub A passage
  • 2018-05-31 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2018-06-20 06/20/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2018)
  • 2018-06-21 06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-06-22 06/22/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
  • 2018-06-22 06/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence passage
  • 2018-06-23 06/23/2018 Senate voted to reconsider
  • 2018-06-23 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence passage
  • 2018-07-02 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2018-07-02 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2bd86480-23aa-4dbd-9a70-cecefb933756. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).