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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adopts the uniform interstate depositions and discovery act, and amends the current law regarding depositions taken for use in a foreign jurisdiction by referencing the new act.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adopts the uniform interstate depositions and discovery act, and amends the current law regarding depositions taken for use in a foreign jurisdiction by referencing the new act.)"
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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 5708"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5708 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Craven", "Kislak", "McEntee", "McKiernan"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-27"
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last_action: "2019-07-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd7f5735-76cf-486b-a487-ff52ff28f462"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "43eb3a8e0b0ba23c3808a52fc05dfd43671a4697833bd659f2b376980b9399f1"
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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 5708 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adopts the uniform interstate depositions and discovery act, and amends the current law regarding depositions taken for use in a foreign jurisdiction by referencing the new act.)
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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. **5708** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5708.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blazejewski — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- McKiernan — 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 Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-15** 03/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/20/2019)
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- **2019-03-20** 03/20/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2019-04-29** 04/29/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/01/2019)
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- **2019-05-01** 05/01/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-16** 05/16/2019 Placed on House Calendar (05/21/2019)
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- **2019-05-21** 05/21/2019 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2019-05-22** 05/22/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2019)
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- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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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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- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/fd7f5735-76cf-486b-a487-ff52ff28f462`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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