AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Apr 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
04/15/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
04/13/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/07/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
04/01/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/30/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 11, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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