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67 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX--NON-COLLECTING RETAILERS, REFERRERS, AND RETAIL SALE FACILITATORS ACT (Extends the requirement to collect sales tax to remote sellers in a way that conforms to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision making it easier for states to compel collection/sales tax from retailers who do not have a physical presence in their state.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX--NON-COLLECTING RETAILERS, REFERRERS, AND RETAIL SALE FACILITATORS ACT (Extends the requirement to collect sales tax to remote sellers in a way that conforms to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision making it easier for states to compel collection/sales tax from retailers who do not have a physical presence in their state.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 5278"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5278 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Abney"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-05"
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last_action: "2019-03-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67ea2c83-2a5c-4867-be12-904f1b81a582"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "a2785449443025423bf0c0de0e255cf403bfe389f8ddcbe340303ae611f32821"
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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 5278 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX--NON-COLLECTING RETAILERS, REFERRERS, AND RETAIL SALE FACILITATORS ACT (Extends the requirement to collect sales tax to remote sellers in a way that conforms to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision making it easier for states to compel collection/sales tax from retailers who do not have a physical presence in their state.)
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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. **5278 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5278A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **63–6** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Abney — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-05** 02/05/2019 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-05** 02/05/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/07/2019)
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- **2019-02-07** 02/07/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-03-01** 03/01/2019 Scheduled for consideration (03/05/2019)
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- **2019-03-01** 03/01/2019 Proposed Substitute
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- **2019-03-05** 03/05/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-08** 03/08/2019 Placed on House Calendar (03/13/2019)
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- **2019-03-13** 03/13/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2019-03-26** 03/26/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/28/2019)
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- **2019-03-28** 03/28/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-03-28** 03/28/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-03-29** 03/29/2019 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/67ea2c83-2a5c-4867-be12-904f1b81a582`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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