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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in all job descriptions and statutes.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in all job descriptions and statutes.)"
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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 5289"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5289 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["General Assembly", "Handicapped"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Ajello", "Amore", "Jackson", "McNamara"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-06"
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last_action: "2019-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/403b6ad1-c52c-43c8-a93b-2eb9a53d465e"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "3ce948f1fb495caa9e4986ddee039a19dae805fbb8e6e17ab97aba8b55a94378"
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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 5289 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in all job descriptions and statutes.)
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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. **5289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5289.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Amore — primary (person)
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- Jackson — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-06** 02/06/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-15** 02/15/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
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- **2019-03-01** 03/01/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2019)
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- **2019-03-06** 03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2019)
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- **2019-06-05** 06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2019)
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- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Referred to Senate Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2019)
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- **2019-06-19** 06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/26/2019)
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 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/403b6ad1-c52c-43c8-a93b-2eb9a53d465e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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