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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY (Eliminates the words \"moral turpitude\" as a cause of refusal to issue a license to various professionals.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY (Eliminates the words \"moral turpitude\" as a cause of refusal to issue a license to various professionals.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5599"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5599 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Code of Ethics", "Licenses", "Miscellaneous"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Cassar", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Handy", "Kislak", "Knight", "McEntee", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
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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: "2021-02-12"
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last_action: "2021-07-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f20504a-705e-47e9-98d9-60efb9718849"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "2f0989037190b1a7bfd952e3eb3b5ad2fd550fc23474397c0bfc0ce0c322b530"
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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 5599 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY (Eliminates the words "moral turpitude" as a cause of refusal to issue a license to various professionals.)
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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. **5599** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5599.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Cassar — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Handy — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2021)
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- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2021)
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- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 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/1f20504a-705e-47e9-98d9-60efb9718849`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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