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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2025 HB 5709 Rhode Island HB 5709 (2025)
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Rhode Island HB 5709 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS

Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list.

Version chain

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

  1. 5709 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 618 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Fellela — primary (person)
  • Serpa — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-26 02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections introduction, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-14 03/14/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2025)
  • 2025-03-18 03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
  • 2025-03-28 03/28/2025 Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2025)
  • 2025-04-03 04/03/2025 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-02 05/02/2025 Placed on House Calendar (05/08/2025) reading-3
  • 2025-05-08 05/08/2025 House read and passed passage
  • 2025-05-23 05/23/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2025-06-06 06/06/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2025)
  • 2025-06-10 06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-06-13 06/13/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2025) reading-3
  • 2025-06-18 06/18/2025 Senate passed in concurrence passage
  • 2025-06-18 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-06-24 06/24/2025 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8aef627a-57ef-4109-8e06-c3dfd77a479e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).