---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Provides that in developing alternative-learning plans, consideration shall be given to the difficulties and interruptions students experience because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Provides that in developing alternative-learning plans, consideration shall be given to the difficulties and interruptions students experience because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7062"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7062 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Casimiro", "Giraldo", "McNamara", "Noret", "Potter", "S Lima"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db81ae13-6c33-4fc5-a687-72440f1078ee"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "23ce05afde48911ad7a0fb1546816e86f63e6a40b684f98844fa09c414a3d3f5"
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 7062 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Provides that in developing alternative-learning plans, consideration shall be given to the difficulties and interruptions students experience because of the COVID-19 pandemic.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7062** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7062.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baginski — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- S Lima — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** 01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21** 01/21/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/26/2022)
- **2022-01-26** 01/26/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2022)
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2022)
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/db81ae13-6c33-4fc5-a687-72440f1078ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).