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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- DECORATIONS"
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description: "Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments."
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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 8123"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8123 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Costantino", "Kennedy", "Noret", "Read", "Solomon"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2026-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c2c1f60-47e6-42ac-b892-0d48cce5b20a"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "92ff922cd8dedea26a425657aada80a6be39e8a350b70d9b729f2da3aff7ad1e"
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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 8123 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- DECORATIONS
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Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
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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. **8123** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8123.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Costantino — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Noret — 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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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
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- **2026-04-09** 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/14/2026)
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- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
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- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/3c2c1f60-47e6-42ac-b892-0d48cce5b20a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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