---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5289"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5289 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Elections", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Donovan", "McEntee"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e01e44d-59c8-4eab-a51c-b68ad270b842"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "57716dfa984156707b52d487cafa90c39bf7706a9c5520922f6bd3884f2ea8c6"
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 5289 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5289.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **51–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/10/2021)
- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/8e01e44d-59c8-4eab-a51c-b68ad270b842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).