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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DISCLOSURE AND HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT"
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description: "Repeals the \"Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act.\" Amends title 5 \"Businesses and Professions\" to include a new chapter 93, an amended \"Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act.\""
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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 7603"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7603 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Craven", "Dawson", "Edwards", "Kennedy", "McNamara", "Place", "Rea", "Solomon", "Voas"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-02-15"
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last_action: "2024-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a09c94af-f936-47c5-9b86-bf01246350ab"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "02d0bb51802eb4d679497962a59fb3d1e75d6d2f876f58dd4f85c4d003de8692"
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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 7603 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DISCLOSURE AND HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT
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Repeals the "Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act." Amends title 5 "Businesses and Professions" to include a new chapter 93, an amended "Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act."
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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. **7603 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7603Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Dawson — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Place — primary (person)
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- Rea — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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- Voas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-15** 02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2024)
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- **2024-03-21** 03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2024)
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2024)
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 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/a09c94af-f936-47c5-9b86-bf01246350ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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