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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT"
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description: "Makes technical amendments to the RI life science hub regarding the terms of the directors, advisory committees, powers, disposition of hub assets upon termination, and tax status as a governmental unit which is a separate legal entity from the state."
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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 5985"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5985 (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", "Hull", "Shanley", "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/1db06d33-f8b9-4876-97dc-fb890c3fa036"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "57ee0d4833de839c2c57b0fa3551212865b9039884f3149796ba3e452e5e0aed"
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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 5985 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT
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Makes technical amendments to the RI life science hub regarding the terms of the directors, advisory committees, powers, disposition of hub assets upon termination, and tax status as a governmental unit which is a separate legal entity from the state.
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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. **5985 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5985A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–6** (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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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Shanley — 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 Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-28** 03/28/2025 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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- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2025)
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- **2025-06-11** 06/11/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-06-12** 06/12/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-16** 06/16/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2025-06-16** 06/16/2025 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/1db06d33-f8b9-4876-97dc-fb890c3fa036`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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