---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM"
description: "Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5163"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5163 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Carson", "Cotter", "McNamara", "Potter", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-24"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85321754-5c50-46d1-a704-ad5badd349fa"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "11f608f77e6286f43137f91619b9d1ad86c9dba9eff4bde8fc00c8a55f807199"
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 5163 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.

## Version chain

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

1. **5163 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5163A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-24** 01/24/2025 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-31** 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2025)
- **2025-02-06** 02/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-02-10** 02/10/2025 Scheduled for consideration (02/12/2025)
- **2025-02-12** 02/12/2025 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** 02/21/2025 Placed on House Calendar (02/25/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25** 02/25/2025 House read and passed `passage`
- **2025-03-21** 03/21/2025 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2025)
- **2025-06-09** 06/09/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/17/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** 06/17/2025 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-06-17** 06/17/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/85321754-5c50-46d1-a704-ad5badd349fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).