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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $515,000,000 (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $515,000,000 therefor.)"
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description: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $515,000,000 (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $515,000,000 therefor.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 7499"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7499 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Diaz", "Hull", "McEntee", "Morales", "O'Brien", "Slater", "Tobon", "Vella-Wilkinson", "Williams"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2022-02-16"
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last_action: "2022-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d41cebaa-379a-4a83-b0a6-377459228610"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "6eba7179f7e643902d57d055fd2d73a74ca39e17fa781c0e8bb3abcdcddabe1b"
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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 7499 (2022) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $515,000,000 (Authorizes the city of Providence to finance a contribution towards the unfunded pension liability of the employee retirement system of the city of Providence by the issuance of bonds in the principal amount of $515,000,000 therefor.)
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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. **7499 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7499B.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–59** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–57** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **57–9** (pass) · lower
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **53–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Amore — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Tobon — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-16** 02/16/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-11** 03/11/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2022)
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- **2022-03-15** 03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2022)
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- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-05-26** 05/26/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2022)
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- **2022-06-08** 06/08/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/14/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
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- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 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/d41cebaa-379a-4a83-b0a6-377459228610`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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