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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Provides that persons who apply to the DMV for a driver's license, its renewal or personal identification document shall simultaneously register to vote, unless they expressly decline to do so.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Provides that persons who apply to the DMV for a driver's license, its renewal or personal identification document shall simultaneously register to vote, unless they expressly decline to do so.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2017"
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identifier: "HB 5702"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5702 (2017)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Driver Licenses", "Elections", "Secretary of State"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Coughlin", "Johnston"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-01"
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last_action: "2017-07-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1415279b-9b2b-42be-88dd-56d14f7c9118"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "00c98a9b2ccee22578153c7aa42f31be8451ef21cab9344be129da83bdf6d7ae"
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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 HB 5702 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Provides that persons who apply to the DMV for a driver's license, its renewal or personal identification document shall simultaneously register to vote, unless they expressly decline to do so.)
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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. **5702 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5702A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · legislature
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- PASSAGE — **62–10** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Coughlin — primary (person)
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- Johnston — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-01** 03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee, introduction`
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- **2017-03-17** 03/17/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2017)
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- **2017-03-21** 03/21/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2017-05-19** 05/19/2017 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2017)
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- **2017-05-24** 05/24/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-26** 05/26/2017 Placed on House Calendar (05/31/2017)
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- **2017-05-31** 05/31/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2017-06-01** 06/01/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2017)
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- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2017-07-13** 07/13/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-07-18** 07/18/2017 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/1415279b-9b2b-42be-88dd-56d14f7c9118`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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