HB 5311 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS

Summary

Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Jun 17, 2025

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Signed into law

06/17/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/12/2025 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

May 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

May 2, 2025

Committee

05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

04/24/2025 House read and passed

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/03/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

03/18/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

02/05/2025 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors