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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE"
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description: "Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 5946"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5946 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Casey", "Casimiro", "Corvese", "Edwards", "Finkelman", "Messier", "O'Brien", "Potter", "Read", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2025-02-28"
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last_action: "2025-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a344545-8959-44e0-a5d8-c9b18b36f43f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "c3dd6c931bff0780564d9a6b6d9b356b87ba4f77d048662a9ca9e939a39fcba0"
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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 5946 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
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Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing.
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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. **5946 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5946A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **67–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Casey — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Corvese — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Finkelman — primary (person)
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- Messier — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Read — 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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- **2025-02-28** 02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2025)
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- **2025-04-09** 04/09/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2025-05-02** 05/02/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2025)
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- **2025-05-02** 05/02/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-05-06** 05/06/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-23** 05/23/2025 Placed on House Calendar (05/29/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-29** 05/29/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/5a344545-8959-44e0-a5d8-c9b18b36f43f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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