republic-os/legislation/us/states/ri/2021/hb-5131.md

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Bill	AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw, unless the consumer requests such a straw.)	AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw, unless the consumer requests such a straw.)	us/states/ri	Rhode Island General Assembly	2021	HB 5131	Rhode Island HB 5131 (2021)	bill	Business & Professions Environment Fees Food and Drugs Recycling	enacted	Bennett	1	12	1	2021-01-25	2021-07-07	openstates	ocd-bill/04dad13e-a96c-4af3-a86d-1570cb200d88	https://status.rilegislature.gov/	e5fda7cfd6ed0164b787e23f3b0232ea120fe6603f0bbd07c3a5fe8ab2a82943	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ri

Rhode Island HB 5131 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS (Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw, unless the consumer requests such a straw.)

Version chain

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

1. 5131 SUB A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSAGE — 60–7 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bennett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-25 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources introduction, referral-committee
• 2021-02-18 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2021)
• 2021-02-26 02/26/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
• 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
• 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
• 2021-06-30 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A passage
• 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
• 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence passage
• 2021-07-02 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-07-07 07/07/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/04dad13e-a96c-4af3-a86d-1570cb200d88. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).