---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Extends air quality monitoring requirements and data submission deadline by one year.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Extends air quality monitoring requirements and data submission deadline by one year.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5922"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5922 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Airports", "Environment", "Health & Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "McNamara", "Solomon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb4d8acb-f96c-4808-8ad9-3442784cbbd2"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d040d430a18e36815d453185828e04747c6a634db12a8b04a813b59e0f7cdedc"
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 5922 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO AERONAUTICS -- THE PERMANENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING ACT (Extends air quality monitoring requirements and data submission deadline by one year.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5922 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5922A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — 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`
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2021)
- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2021)
- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **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`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate 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`
- **2021-07-09** 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/bb4d8acb-f96c-4808-8ad9-3442784cbbd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).