---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDRAISING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Allows a school district to assess or request a voluntary contribution of money from a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to make a donation, in whole or in part, for the cost of district-sponsored field trips, dances, and clubs.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDRAISING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Allows a school district to assess or request a voluntary contribution of money from a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to make a donation, in whole or in part, for the cost of district-sponsored field trips, dances, and clubs.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5079"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5079 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Organizations", "Committees", "Education", "Finance", "Miscellaneous"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barros", "Casimiro", "McNamara", "Noret"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c723384a-dc40-484e-b8e6-da190c757f76"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "aef821b75ff91cdccf1901d61ed830b9a8b04a0d7f75a5b65f8f0baf30efdaa7"
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 5079 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FUNDRAISING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Allows a school district to assess or request a voluntary contribution of money from a student or the student's parent or legal guardian to make a donation, in whole or in part, for the cost of district-sponsored field trips, dances, and clubs.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5079 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5079A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **75–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barros — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** 01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Education
- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/24/2021)
- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Scheduled for consideration (03/03/2021)
- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/16/2021)
- **2021-03-16** 03/16/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 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 (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A 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/c723384a-dc40-484e-b8e6-da190c757f76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).