---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Permits that age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate education on consent and sexual activity be increased in secondary schools as part of a family life course.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Permits that age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate education on consent and sexual activity be increased in secondary schools as part of a family life course.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7044"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7044 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Fellela", "McKiernan", "Serpa", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b26c6bd-c62f-4f70-8650-960c8a052a3e"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "875abe3ed7a379b4c5047d4ad2515a902ebd0e665823fb4bee945a05a871dab2"
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 7044 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM (Permits that age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate education on consent and sexual activity be increased in secondary schools as part of a family life course.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **7044 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7044A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- McKiernan — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-03** 01/03/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-19** 01/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/24/2018)
- **2018-01-24** 01/24/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-02-09** 02/09/2018 Scheduled for consideration (02/14/2018)
- **2018-02-14** 02/14/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** 03/02/2018 Placed on House Calendar (03/14/2018)
- **2018-03-14** 03/14/2018 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2018-03-27** 03/27/2018 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/0b26c6bd-c62f-4f70-8650-960c8a052a3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).