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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2022.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2022.)"
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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 789"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 789 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Charitable Organizations", "Corporations", "Secretary of State"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Pearson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-04-08"
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last_action: "2021-07-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf3141aa-3019-4ce0-9fcd-81e579d6e7cf"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "e7763508c5c7ffa41951091fc25471df897d1250fc5471f4a6fee8442376cff5"
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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 789 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires that annual reports of domestic and foreign business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies be filed with the secretary of state between February 1 and May 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2022.)
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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. **789 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0789A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- RI BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT — **34–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Archambault — primary (person)
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- Pearson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-04-08** 04/08/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/06/2021)
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- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2021)
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- **2021-05-26** 05/26/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/01/2021)
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- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2021)
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- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/25/2021)
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-03** 07/03/2021 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/bf3141aa-3019-4ce0-9fcd-81e579d6e7cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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