RI HB 7007

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 7007 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7007 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): 03/31/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI HB 7007 about?

Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.

Who sponsors RI HB 7007?

Corvese, Azzinaro, Read and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7007.

Description

Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Latest action: 2026-03-31 — 03/31/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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2026-03-31
03/31/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-03-20
03/20/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/26/2026)
reading-3
2026-02-26
02/26/2026 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
02/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)
2026-02-23
02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
2026-02-20
02/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-02-06
02/06/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-05
02/05/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-01-30
01/30/2026 Placed on House Calendar (02/05/2026)
reading-3
2026-01-27
01/27/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Scheduled for consideration (01/27/2026)
2026-01-15
01/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-01-09
01/09/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/15/2026)
2026-01-07
01/07/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

7007 as amendedCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
2026-02-05 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: other
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: other
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Blazejewski: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: other
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: other
- Lima: other
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
AS AMENDED
2026-02-05 · pass · 61-8
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: other
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Blazejewski: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: other
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: no
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: other
- Lima: other
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: no
- Newberry: no
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: no
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: no
- Read: yes
- Roberts: no
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

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