Files
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

71 lines
3.5 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Encourages the public schools of this state, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade 12, to use best efforts annually provide access to every student to at least one field trip to a nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Encourages the public schools of this state, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade 12, to use best efforts annually provide access to every student to at least one field trip to a nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7157"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7157 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education", "Environment", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Almeida", "Chippendale", "Hull", "McKiernan", "Perez"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-12"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69191392-4a60-46e5-af09-616aa48dff70"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "6e2ad7faa2c6ad884bdc61e982b5e467b60dd4ebc9066b4d54aa6d8f6aff5c86"
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 7157 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Encourages the public schools of this state, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade 12, to use best efforts annually provide access to every student to at least one field trip to a nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7157 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7157Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **692** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **702** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Almeida — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- McKiernan — primary (person)
- Perez — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-12** 01/12/2018 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** 01/26/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/31/2018)
- **2018-01-31** 01/31/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2018)
- **2018-06-13** 06/13/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/69191392-4a60-46e5-af09-616aa48dff70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).