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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools and prisons.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools and prisons.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5083"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5083 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correctional Institutions", "Education", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Felix", "Kazarian", "McEntee", "Ruggiero"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/054626ee-2573-4f7a-90ff-07c93acce09b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "30e0e4f2336d47e1bc4e6379140cd0ce920920a1dedf56d5dc6d37cef04023f2"
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 5083 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS (Provides that feminine hygiene products be provided in all public schools and prisons.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5083 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5083A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **691** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Ruggiero — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-22** 01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/02/2021)
- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2021)
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/16/2021)
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/054626ee-2573-4f7a-90ff-07c93acce09b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).