---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- HIGH-HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits new high-heat waste processing facilities.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- HIGH-HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits new high-heat waste processing facilities.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5923"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5923 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment", "Health & Safety", "Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Toxic)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Craven", "Donovan", "Handy", "Morales", "Potter", "Serpa", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdaf5f18-48e7-46ea-8f7f-44b62227786f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "4118a3c83a19d8440566787c7f8b58118b71adb24edec5f1e487b1781bc2cd39"
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 5923 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY- HIGH-HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT OF 2021 (Prohibits new high-heat waste processing facilities.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5923 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5923Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **32–26** (pass) · lower
- RULING OF THE CHAIR — **39–22** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **44–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Handy — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Serpa — 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`
- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2021)
- **2021-04-08** 04/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Recommended for Immediate Consideration
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/cdaf5f18-48e7-46ea-8f7f-44b62227786f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).