---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO VERY YOUNG CHILDREN"
description: "Removes private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to educational services to very young children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7780"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7780 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donovan", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-02-29"
last_action: "2024-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a88605dd-794d-45df-afa3-5ab0841d2f2c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c7fe4f59fc4b55e44939c9e497d9087c45a23db97963dc24d0acbb074af52455"
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 7780 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO VERY YOUNG CHILDREN

Removes private schools from the provisions of the general laws relating to educational services to very young children.

## Version chain

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

1. **7780** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7780.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donovan — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-29** 02/29/2024 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/20/2024)
- **2024-03-20** 03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2024)
- **2024-04-03** 04/03/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-04-16** 04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/12/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/a88605dd-794d-45df-afa3-5ab0841d2f2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).