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| Bill | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS | Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices. | us/states/ri | Rhode Island General Assembly | 2026 | HB 7606 | Rhode Island HB 7606 (2026) |
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1 | 16 | 2 | 2026-02-11 | 2026-06-24 | openstates | ocd-bill/c029f2f4-b440-4510-aa1b-38e7b1a294d1 | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ | fff6d40eddfef9b6da358a1a9bca559d5d506a76704ea0eaf2bdb74c9e1c6a26 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Rhode Island HB 7606 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS
Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 7606 SUB A as amended (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- AS AMENDED — 70–0 (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 69–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-11 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction, referral-committee - 2026-02-19 02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-02-23 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- 2026-02-27 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- 2026-03-03 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure - 2026-05-29 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-05-29 05/29/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution - 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
substitution - 2026-06-06 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage - 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
passage - 2026-06-16 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-24 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c029f2f4-b440-4510-aa1b-38e7b1a294d1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).