---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5090"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5090 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment", "Food and Drugs", "Health & Safety", "Litter", "Solid Waste"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Bennett", "Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Handy", "McEntee", "Shanley", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95764470-f932-491e-9070-cd456654448e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "db7cf7ba736a5c56c129ed5b94900366002972b5f2b69478075972d5bc9ee309"
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 5090 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5090 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5090A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **58–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ajello — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Handy — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** 01/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** 03/17/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
- **2023-03-23** 03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2023)
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/95764470-f932-491e-9070-cd456654448e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).