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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5328"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5328 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Education", "Recycling", "State Affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Barros", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Ruggiero", "Speakman"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-03"
+last_action: "2021-07-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf0c9872-8284-48d8-9b79-de2ebc1ac0f8"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "23b36a6a4ae9286313c4cb2566a8861b46deb0379b6a5aef05273c609749bca7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 5328 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5328 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5328A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **60–10** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Caldwell — primary (person)
+- Carson — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Fogarty — primary (person)
+- Ruggiero — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-03** 02/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
+- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
+- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 House voted to recommit to House Education
+- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2021)
+- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
+- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf0c9872-8284-48d8-9b79-de2ebc1ac0f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+