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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Prohibits nonregulated power producers from automatically renewing a contract. Mandates that the nonregulated power producer provide methods for the customer to cancel service and provide the customer with notice of the contract expiration date.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Prohibits nonregulated power producers from automatically renewing a contract. Mandates that the nonregulated power producer provide methods for the customer to cancel service and provide the customer with notice of the contract expiration date.)"
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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 5678"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5678 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Casey", "Edwards", "Kennedy", "Ucci"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-27"
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last_action: "2019-07-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/830d3d64-4c62-4763-894b-39249be5e80a"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "9ce21f984089b7d5473c8d02df4b01f10c3872c9dcc8c140f868286ef57ba858"
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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 5678 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Prohibits nonregulated power producers from automatically renewing a contract. Mandates that the nonregulated power producer provide methods for the customer to cancel service and provide the customer with notice of the contract expiration date.)
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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. **5678** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5678.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Casey — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Ucci — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-08** 03/08/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2019)
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- **2019-03-12** 03/12/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-06-22** 06/22/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2019)
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- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/27/2019)
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- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/28/2019)
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- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-07-16** 07/16/2019 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/830d3d64-4c62-4763-894b-39249be5e80a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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