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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- STATE LIBRARY"
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description: "Modernizes all state library laws by eliminating the clearinghouse advisory committee, updating how the clearinghouse publishes its list of publications, reducing the number of physical copies and facilitating digital publication."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7475"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7475 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-02-02"
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last_action: "2024-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5af3c69-ac8d-4341-bd6c-2a8df42c3704"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "9bdf199afd5ae7cf7b5f791f738c6e115ab10084234b9926047e091f9b793944"
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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 7475 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- STATE LIBRARY
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Modernizes all state library laws by eliminating the clearinghouse advisory committee, updating how the clearinghouse publishes its list of publications, reducing the number of physical copies and facilitating digital publication.
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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. **7475** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7475.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **62–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Carson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** 02/23/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/29/2024)
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- **2024-02-29** 02/29/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2024)
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- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/b5af3c69-ac8d-4341-bd6c-2a8df42c3704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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