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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Expands definition of public buildings under Green Building Act to include buildings in any subdivision of state, and include private major facility projects; mandates public reports for all such projects.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Expands definition of public buildings under Green Building Act to include buildings in any subdivision of state, and include private major facility projects; mandates public reports for all such projects.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7278"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7278 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Edwards", "Fogarty", "Kislak", "Knight", "Potter", "Ruggiero", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6c7606c-6cc4-45c6-8d1c-2db20ed5c75e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "bcf94dd1c6fa136b0a9ad4e3b4a922306c1a79b198383275b3fc2e150bd6c4f8"
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 HB 7278 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Expands definition of public buildings under Green Building Act to include buildings in any subdivision of state, and include private major facility projects; mandates public reports for all such projects.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7278 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7278A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **6110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Ruggiero — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-02** 02/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2022)
- **2022-03-30** 03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2022)
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/b6c7606c-6cc4-45c6-8d1c-2db20ed5c75e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).