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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BALLOONS (Prohibits the intentional simultaneous release of ten (10) or more balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gas.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BALLOONS (Prohibits the intentional simultaneous release of ten (10) or more balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gas.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5376"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5376 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Animals", "Environment", "Fees", "Fish & Wildlife", "Health & Safety", "Litter"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Handy", "Kislak", "McEntee", "Ruggiero", "Speakman"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-05"
+last_action: "2021-07-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f09e48b-648a-49a3-9962-77de9eb3b372"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "ccd4d8098d9cea90a34ea937cc62861a79e3b337e11a75c7431782d7b4c30b25"
+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 5376 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BALLOONS (Prohibits the intentional simultaneous release of ten (10) or more balloons inflated with lighter-than-air gas.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5376 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5376Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Caldwell — primary (person)
+- Carson — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Handy — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- McEntee — primary (person)
+- Ruggiero — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/02/2021)
+- **2021-03-02** 03/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/27/2021)
+- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-04-27** 04/27/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/04/2021)
+- **2021-05-04** 05/04/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/8f09e48b-648a-49a3-9962-77de9eb3b372`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+