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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Amends the time within which mail ballots must be returned to the state board of elections and the time to commence the counting of mail ballots on election day, from nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. to eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Amends the time within which mail ballots must be returned to the state board of elections and the time to commence the counting of mail ballots on election day, from nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. to eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 7728"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7728 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Board of Elections", "Elections"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Coughlin", "Maldonado"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-02-28"
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last_action: "2018-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32e66fe1-d471-486d-8356-739a22243021"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "8312c1845c51bb50c59cf5d33b18c2a113785dcefb47acf08a30a128d8652488"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7728 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (Amends the time within which mail ballots must be returned to the state board of elections and the time to commence the counting of mail ballots on election day, from nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. to eight o'clock (8:00) p.m.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7728** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7728.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Coughlin — primary (person)
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- Maldonado — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/04/2018)
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- **2018-04-04** 04/04/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2018)
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- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-01** 06/01/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2018)
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- **2018-06-06** 06/06/2018 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2018-06-07** 06/07/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/12/2018)
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- **2018-06-12** 06/12/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/19/2018)
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- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-06-25** 06/25/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32e66fe1-d471-486d-8356-739a22243021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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