---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5328"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5328 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Education", "Recycling", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Barros", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Ruggiero", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf0c9872-8284-48d8-9b79-de2ebc1ac0f8"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "23b36a6a4ae9286313c4cb2566a8861b46deb0379b6a5aef05273c609749bca7"
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 5328 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL (Requires schools to comply with composting and recycling laws.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5328 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5328A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Barros — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Ruggiero — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** 02/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 House voted to recommit to House Education
- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2021)
- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/cf0c9872-8284-48d8-9b79-de2ebc1ac0f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).