---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Adds a section which allows substitute teachers and post-retirement employees to exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment if certain conditions are met.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Adds a section which allows substitute teachers and post-retirement employees to exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment if certain conditions are met.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5040"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5040 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Finance", "Labor", "Retirement", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Biah", "Carson", "Corvese", "DeSimone", "Kazarian", "O'Brien", "Serpa", "Slater", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0215177f-56f7-4f2b-80b6-351890e7657f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "0427fd092ff89c105c8dd0c12aa87eb8b72f5b6a897f4a2ae8ce42f0e736f810"
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 5040 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Adds a section which allows substitute teachers and post-retirement employees to exceed the ninety (90) day cap on post-retirement employment if certain conditions are met.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5040 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5040A.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Biah — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- DeSimone — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** 01/11/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** 02/03/2023 Scheduled for hearing (02/08/2023)
- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-02-10** 02/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (02/14/2023)
- **2023-02-14** 02/14/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-14** 02/14/2023 Placed on House Calendar (02/16/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16** 02/16/2023 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-02-22** 02/22/2023 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for consideration (02/28/2023)
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** 02/28/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/07/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** 03/07/2023 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-03-08** 03/08/2023 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10** 03/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (03/16/2023)
- **2023-03-16** 03/16/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Placed on House Calendar (03/21/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** 03/21/2023 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-03-21** 03/21/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-22** 03/22/2023 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/0215177f-56f7-4f2b-80b6-351890e7657f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).