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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS Requires mail ballot drop boxes to be opened thirty-five (35) days prior to election day, and twenty (20) days prior to special elections. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2024 HB 7849 Rhode Island HB 7849 (2024)
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Rhode Island HB 7849 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS

Requires mail ballot drop boxes to be opened thirty-five (35) days prior to election day, and twenty (20) days prior to special elections.

Version chain

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

  1. 7849 as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 635 (pass) · lower
  • AS AMENDED — 5416 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Carson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-03-01 03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections introduction, referral-committee
  • 2024-03-22 03/22/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2024)
  • 2024-03-26 03/26/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
  • 2024-04-05 04/05/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2024)
  • 2024-04-09 04/09/2024 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-19 04/19/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/24/2024) reading-3
  • 2024-04-24 04/24/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2024-05-13 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2024-06-08 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
  • 2024-06-11 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-06-11 06/11/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) reading-3
  • 2024-06-13 06/13/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence passage
  • 2024-06-20 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-06-25 06/25/2024 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1131d19c-20c6-444a-b76c-fc2afd56f2a6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).