# Rhode Island H7358: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES .

Rhode Island H7358, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jacquelyn M. Baginski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 105) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7358-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7358
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 105
- Sponsor: Jacquelyn M. Baginski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (66 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Write-in ballot images and totals online: benefit, low. The law requires the State Board of Elections to post images of every write-in vote for each office on its website. It must also post the total number of write-in votes for each office. Scanned images of ballots that contain irregular ballots are saved by the precinct scanners and posted online. Th…
- Write-ins reviewed in close races: benefit, low. Local election boards must review each write-in vote when the write-in total could change who wins, including within a recount margin. The State Board tells local boards when this review is required. Any write-in candidate gets a review if they filed required campaign finance reports, or took no co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jacquelyn M. Baginski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher G. Paplauskas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | House | ELECTIONS/VOTING EQUIP, SUPPLIES PASSAGE | pass | 66 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 105 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-05-01: Referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-04-24: Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-16: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-04-10: Scheduled for consideration (04/16/2026)
- 2026-03-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-20: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections (House)

## Bill text

- H7358 - As Introduced, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7358.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7358.pdf)

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## Sources
- [H7358 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7358.htm)
- [H7358 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7358.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7358-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).