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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5650"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5650 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Commissions", "Cultural", "Education", "Higher Education"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Ajello", "Biah", "Blazejewski", "Henries", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Knight", "Ranglin-Vassell", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-23"
+last_action: "2021-07-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b889865d-2a06-499c-a458-69e1f84cf784"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "6d24e768e8b4fa850bae31bdd85386d1488d32cc72decd57fb0de2f460e7c622"
+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 5650 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5650 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5650A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Ajello — primary (person)
+- Biah — primary (person)
+- Blazejewski — primary (person)
+- Henries — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- Knight — primary (person)
+- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)
+- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
+- **2021-05-10** 05/10/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/18/2021)
+- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Meeting postponed (06/30/2021)
+- **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`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/b889865d-2a06-499c-a458-69e1f84cf784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+