RI HB 7494

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 7494 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7494 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI HB 7494 about?

Requires the board of elections to establish a secure area for the public observation of mail ballot processing and require the mail ballot voter’s signature be compared to the signature on file within the state central voter registration system.

Who sponsors RI HB 7494?

Solomon, Casimiro, Kazarian and 4 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7494.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-04
Latest action: 2026-06-23 — 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

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2026-06-23
06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
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2026-06-18
06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
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2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
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2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
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2026-06-03
06/03/2026 House read and passed
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2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)
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2026-05-28
05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
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2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
2026-03-10
03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-03-06
03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
2026-02-04
02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

PASSAGE
2026-06-03 · pass · 69-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: other
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: other
- Cruz: yes
- 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: other
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: yes
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- 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
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

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