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type: "Bill"
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title: "JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE STATE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024: \"SHALL THERE BE A CONVENTION TO AMEND OR REVISE THE CONSTITUTION?\""
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description: "This resolution would provide for the presentation of the following question at the next general election \"Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution?\""
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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: "HR 8326"
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citation: "Rhode Island HR 8326 (2024)"
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classification: ["resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Ackerman", "Blazejewski", "Craven", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Hull", "Kazarian", "Kennedy", "Shekarchi"]
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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: "2024-05-30"
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last_action: "2024-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/657c2181-fc70-42db-a26d-43cff0b93f6a"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "97a4472c4288080fec956ee0a3bbcdce8ccf82dee9c3455721fc91cd31efdbdc"
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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 HR 8326 (2024) — JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE STATE AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024: "SHALL THERE BE A CONVENTION TO AMEND OR REVISE THE CONSTITUTION?"
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This resolution would provide for the presentation of the following question at the next general election "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the Constitution?"
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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. **8326** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8326.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Abney — primary (person)
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Blazejewski — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Shekarchi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/04/2024)
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/06/2024)
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- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/657c2181-fc70-42db-a26d-43cff0b93f6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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