RI HB 7606

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did RI HB 7606 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7606 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

What is RI HB 7606 about?

Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.

Who sponsors RI HB 7606?

Spears, Donovan, Cotter and 4 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7606.

Description

Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.

Introduced: 2026-02-11
Latest action: 2026-06-24 — 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-24
06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-06
06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
substitution
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
2026-03-03
03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
2026-02-23
02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
2026-02-19
02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-02-11
02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

7606 SUB A as amendedCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

AS AMENDED
2026-06-10 · pass · 70-0
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: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: other
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- 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: yes
- 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
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
2026-06-10 · 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: 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: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- 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: yes
- 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: other

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