---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- COASTAL HAZARDS (Authorizes the state’s twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the coastal resources management council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- COASTAL HAZARDS (Authorizes the state’s twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the coastal resources management council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5920"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5920 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Environment", "Land/Landfills", "Water", "Waters and Navigation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carson", "Cassar", "Cortvriend", "Fogarty", "Knight", "Potter", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff31c70a-0ad8-4f78-8288-7c85fa83e12b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5be1d8a65c0bd25053525c9a50a915c1e6707418cc2d901bbf5aa54088b3bd82"
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 5920 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- COASTAL HAZARDS (Authorizes the state’s twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the coastal resources management council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5920** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5920.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carson — primary (person)
- Cassar — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2021)
- **2021-03-11** 03/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage 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 in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/ff31c70a-0ad8-4f78-8288-7c85fa83e12b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).