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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024"
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description: "Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7173"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7173 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Azzinaro", "Cotter", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Fellela", "Kennedy", "O'Brien", "Serpa", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-21"
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last_action: "2026-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acecfc73-30f3-4420-9657-1f048717f2e1"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "f585bf8bfb32b751fb44a5b64c98196df97cbcb98965b7baa9ee9610e30c45b2"
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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 7173 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024
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Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.
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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. **7173 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7173aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Cotter — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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- Serpa — 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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- **2026-01-21** 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** 01/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)
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- **2026-02-03** 02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2026)
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- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
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- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/acecfc73-30f3-4420-9657-1f048717f2e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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