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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)"
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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 7908"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7908 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Batista", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Felix", "Knight", "Ranglin-Vassell", "Shallcross Smith", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
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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: "2022-03-04"
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last_action: "2022-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d5af571-79c0-47dc-b026-11ca18c8e987"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "29ceca5e8de2a82d37f1e4f5afbfc97cfc30ef6c395ed160448610859381fb1e"
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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 7908 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)
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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. **7908** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7908.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **58–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Cortvriend — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Knight — primary (person)
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- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)
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- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2022)
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- **2022-03-29** 03/29/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-04-22** 04/22/2022 Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2022)
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- **2022-04-26** 04/26/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-29** 04/29/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/04/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-05-04** 05/04/2022 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2022)
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- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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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/1d5af571-79c0-47dc-b026-11ca18c8e987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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