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legislation/us/states/ri/2023/hb-5544.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Amends the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for kindergarten students.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Amends the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for kindergarten students.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 5544"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5544 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Children and Families", "Cities & Towns", "Dept. of Education (RIDE)", "Education", "Minors"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Spears"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-02-15"
+last_action: "2023-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4346fd04-3b6a-42aa-b88b-41164202c4e8"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "86e9f91cbc9eaeb344a4c27acd68336f9e8c500b5b7ed72faea56789bdee60d0"
+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 5544 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Amends the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for kindergarten students.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5544** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5544.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **63–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Donovan — primary (person)
+- Spears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-15** 02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2023)
+- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Scheduled for consideration (03/22/2023)
+- **2023-03-22** 03/22/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-31** 03/31/2023 Placed on House Calendar (04/06/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-06** 04/06/2023 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-05** 06/05/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/07/2023)
+- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 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/4346fd04-3b6a-42aa-b88b-41164202c4e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+