Rhode Island · House Bill 5821 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION

HB 5821 Sponsored by Arthur Handy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Provides amendments to procedures necessary for approval of transactions between utilities by giving the public utilities commission jurisdiction; mandates public hearings, allows intervention by any interested party and provides for appeal.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to House Corporations · House Corporations
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/20/2025) · House Corporations
  3. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · House Corporations

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

All 4 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.