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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 03, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 09, 2026
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS (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.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 09, 2026: 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (1)
Position: 39
Summary
Comments on HB 7494
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 69
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 09, 2026 | Senate
- 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
- Jun 05, 2026 | Senate
- 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
- Jun 03, 2026 | House
- 06/03/2026 House read and passed
- May 29, 2026 | House
- 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)
- May 28, 2026 | House
- 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
- May 22, 2026 | House
- 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- 03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- 02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
- 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)
- 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
- House State Government and Elections: 03-10-2026--H7494, H7669--Christa_Lima--SGEPDF
- House State Government and Elections: 03-10-2026--H7494, H7669--Donna_Cambio--SGEPDF
- House State Government and Elections: 03-10-2026--H7494, H7669--Grace_Toppi--SGEPDF
- House State Government and Elections: 03-10-2026--H7494, H7669--Michael_Rocha--SGEPDF
- House State Government and Elections: 03-10-2026--H7494--Sara_Vieira--SGEPDF



