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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 -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.) AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2021 HB 5257 Rhode Island HB 5257 (2021)
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Rhode Island HB 5257 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)

Version chain

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

  1. 5257 as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 641 (pass) · lower
  • AS AMENDED — 687 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Barros — primary (person)
  • Batista — primary (person)
  • Biah — primary (person)
  • Giraldo — primary (person)
  • Henries — primary (person)
  • Knight — primary (person)
  • Morales — primary (person)
  • Potter — primary (person)
  • Speakman — primary (person)
  • Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-29 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2021)
  • 2021-02-11 02/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2021-02-18 02/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (02/25/2021)
  • 2021-02-25 02/25/2021 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-02-26 02/26/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/02/2021)
  • 2021-03-02 03/02/2021 House passed as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2021-03-09 03/09/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-04-02 04/02/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/08/2021)
  • 2021-04-08 04/08/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-09 04/09/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/13/2021)
  • 2021-04-13 04/13/2021 Senate passed as amended in concurrence passage
  • 2021-04-13 04/13/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-04-15 04/15/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d0be2149-6754-4685-b343-0a67f3a8232c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).