---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5650"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5650 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Cultural", "Education", "Higher Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Ajello", "Biah", "Blazejewski", "Henries", "Kazarian", "Kislak", "Knight", "Ranglin-Vassell", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b889865d-2a06-499c-a458-69e1f84cf784"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "6d24e768e8b4fa850bae31bdd85386d1488d32cc72decd57fb0de2f460e7c622"
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 5650 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION COMMISSION (Creates the Holocaust and genocide education commission.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5650 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5650A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Ajello — primary (person)
- Biah — primary (person)
- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Henries — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)
- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
- **2021-05-10** 05/10/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/18/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 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)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/b889865d-2a06-499c-a458-69e1f84cf784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).