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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires a landlord to obtain and have in full force and effect a general liability policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for those persons injured on the premises due to the negligence of the landlord.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires a landlord to obtain and have in full force and effect a general liability policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for those persons injured on the premises due to the negligence of the landlord.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5573"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5573 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health & Safety", "Housing", "Insurance", "Landlord & Tenant", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noret"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f40410cc-9d26-4e2d-85c7-1cc203a4ab08"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "04d99dcdebeda0d289b1fc2be2adff2820b65170a86366165fd00eeeb89ba940"
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 5573 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires a landlord to obtain and have in full force and effect a general liability policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for those persons injured on the premises due to the negligence of the landlord.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5573 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5573A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **670** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Noret — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2021)
- **2021-03-02** 03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2021)
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/f40410cc-9d26-4e2d-85c7-1cc203a4ab08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).