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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 (Amends the definition of sexual orientation. Allows cases in superior court. Allows mediation prior to superior court case. Prohibits court order unless attorney fee waiver is signed. Repeals exemptions to sexual discrimination.) AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Amends the definition of sexual orientation. Allows cases in superior court. Allows mediation prior to superior court case. Prohibits court order unless attorney fee waiver is signed. Repeals exemptions to sexual discrimination.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2021 HB 6215 Rhode Island HB 6215 (2021)
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1 11 1 2021-04-08 2021-07-02 openstates ocd-bill/1f0257da-3ab8-4796-bb26-01be5371c744 https://status.rilegislature.gov/ 6cd75c254f3836b1d961df57f0146e43e94d750ebfe7f4a42f21c0b52f6a27f9 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Rhode Island HB 6215 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Amends the definition of sexual orientation. Allows cases in superior court. Allows mediation prior to superior court case. Prohibits court order unless attorney fee waiver is signed. Repeals exemptions to sexual discrimination.)

Version chain

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

  1. 6215 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 680 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Ajello — primary (person)
  • Amore — primary (person)
  • Cassar — primary (person)
  • Donovan — primary (person)
  • Handy — primary (person)
  • Kazarian — primary (person)
  • Kislak — primary (person)
  • Ruggiero — primary (person)
  • Speakman — primary (person)
  • Tanzi — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-04-08 04/08/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-04-23 04/23/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2021)
  • 2021-04-27 04/27/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2021-06-18 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2021)
  • 2021-06-21 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-21 06/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
  • 2021-06-23 06/23/2021 House read and passed passage
  • 2021-06-26 06/26/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
  • 2021-06-29 06/29/2021 Senate passed in concurrence passage
  • 2021-06-30 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-02 07/02/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1f0257da-3ab8-4796-bb26-01be5371c744. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).