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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows for security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows for security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased.)"
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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: "SB 2609"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2609 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Property"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Coyne", "DiPalma", "Nesselbush", "Seveney"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-03-01"
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last_action: "2018-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b41dfde-52c7-4b67-a381-0a82c6635be8"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "c0997aaf33c7c9f91c3386df6f17c59182f6204a21a6b3c37ac2b1aef31bf5a1"
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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 SB 2609 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Allows for security deposits on furniture when a furnished apartment is leased.)
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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. **2609 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2609A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **64–8** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **35–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Coyne — primary (person)
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Nesselbush — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-01** 03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
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- **2018-04-10** 04/10/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2018)
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- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
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- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/8b41dfde-52c7-4b67-a381-0a82c6635be8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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