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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Raises aggregate reporting to $200, individual/PAC contributions to $2,000. Defines FMV/accounts payable. Prohibits financing to candidates owing fines to BOE. Exempts candidates from aggregate reporting. Provides public financing for primaries in 2026.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Raises aggregate reporting to $200, individual/PAC contributions to $2,000. Defines FMV/accounts payable. Prohibits financing to candidates owing fines to BOE. Exempts candidates from aggregate reporting. Provides public financing for primaries in 2026.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 5962"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5962 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Campaign Issues", "Elections", "Fees", "Finance", "Public Officers"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Edwards", "J. Brien", "Kazarian", "Newberry", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-01"
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last_action: "2023-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4622289-d7d5-4d0e-b2ed-fee31591565b"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d1088c542d7791c4cf025744f9640e6548c6f67b90854b75186d2ca394178985"
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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 5962 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Raises aggregate reporting to $200, individual/PAC contributions to $2,000. Defines FMV/accounts payable. Prohibits financing to candidates owing fines to BOE. Exempts candidates from aggregate reporting. Provides public financing for primaries in 2026.)
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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. **5962 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5962Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **64–1** (pass) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **41–29** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chippendale — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- J. Brien — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Newberry — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-03** 03/03/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/08/2023)
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- **2023-03-08** 03/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2023)
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- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-27** 06/27/2023 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/e4622289-d7d5-4d0e-b2ed-fee31591565b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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