---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits the sale: eff. 1/1/24 of screw/bayonet base compact fluorescent lamps; eff. 1/1/25 of pin-base type compact and linear fluorescent lamps with civil penalties for violations.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits the sale: eff. 1/1/24 of screw/bayonet base compact fluorescent lamps; eff. 1/1/25 of pin-base type compact and linear fluorescent lamps with civil penalties for violations.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5550"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5550 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Environment", "Fees", "Health & Safety", "Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Toxic)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Cortvriend", "Craven", "Edwards", "Fogarty", "Handy", "McNamara", "Morales"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca65c386-6604-4422-9ad5-95a509341137"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "46aff7a7e5a955f8afd9417f01bb8ed4bde19a6d3f335862f8c6be6be7858771"
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 5550 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MERCURY REDUCTION AND EDUCATION ACT (Prohibits the sale: eff. 1/1/24 of screw/bayonet base compact fluorescent lamps; eff. 1/1/25 of pin-base type compact and linear fluorescent lamps with civil penalties for violations.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5550 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5550A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Handy — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** 02/15/2023 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`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/15/2023)
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 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/ca65c386-6604-4422-9ad5-95a509341137`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).