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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 458"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 458 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Commercial Law", "Consumer Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Felag"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd9a8a57-4a90-481b-aae3-be8fda45d2ae"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "7cb28138178dcae5fc80ecdbd525e63d24b1acbd4286f2c3e7d043c77fe2246f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island SB 458 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **458 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0458aa.pdf)
## Votes
- IN CONCURRENCE — **710** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **380** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Felag — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-03** 05/03/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2019)
- **2019-05-07** 05/07/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2019)
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2019)
- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2019)
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd9a8a57-4a90-481b-aae3-be8fda45d2ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).