---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS"
description: "Aligns the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8091"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8091 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "McEntee", "O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ff2a8ad-7f22-40d8-9252-2f20d4fce4a3"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d3f778f9a7676c6970c7ee25b4f6bcafceb3ce1041f6c64dfd8ea0fc22a29e09"
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 8091 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS

Aligns the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families.

## Version chain

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

1. **8091** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8091.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/16/2026)
- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-11** 05/11/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/21/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/8ff2a8ad-7f22-40d8-9252-2f20d4fce4a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).