---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires the implementation of the civic literacy act for all students between the 8th and 12th grades.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires the implementation of the civic literacy act for all students between the 8th and 12th grades.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5028"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5028 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Children and Families", "Education", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Carson", "Casimiro", "Fenton-Fung", "Kislak", "Newberry", "Noret"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a9b7249-de04-402b-ba34-8d9312456011"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1450fdcc817861e2faf459c409a2f209946aa09df2de433c6da221528b132344"
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 5028 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires the implementation of the civic literacy act for all students between the 8th and 12th grades.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5028 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5028Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amore — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Newberry — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** 01/15/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Committee transferred to House Education
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2021)
- **2021-02-03** 02/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2021)
- **2021-04-07** 04/07/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** 04/09/2021 Placed on House Calendar (04/15/2021)
- **2021-04-15** 04/15/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 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)
- **2021-06-27** 06/27/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 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/2a9b7249-de04-402b-ba34-8d9312456011`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).