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type: "Bill"
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title: "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.)"
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description: "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.)"
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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: "SB 563"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 563 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Attorney", "Courts", "Fees", "Housing", "Property"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "DiMario", "Goldin", "Kallman", "Mack", "Seveney", "Valverde"]
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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: "2021-03-05"
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last_action: "2021-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be14e828-3840-40db-9b95-7f3e07567d38"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "887d6775467d3aa4c21f1dd2ac823dfef49c58cfea1a3a44d0ab3041e86e0b8d"
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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 563 (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.)
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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. **563** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0563.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cano — primary (person)
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- Goldin — primary (person)
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- Kallman — primary (person)
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- Mack — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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- Valverde — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2021)
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- **2021-03-11** 03/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
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- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
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- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/be14e828-3840-40db-9b95-7f3e07567d38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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