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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use a topical sunscreen product. Children enrolled in grades K-5 would need a note from a parent or guardian in order to possess sunscreen on school property.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use a topical sunscreen product. Children enrolled in grades K-5 would need a note from a parent or guardian in order to possess sunscreen on school property.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5164"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5164 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Children and Families", "Education", "Health & Safety", "Minors", "Miscellaneous"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Bennett"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-25"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2cd7d6e-fedc-497d-941d-bf89590bb666"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "e62421490657f9676dfb2bf38119b2716a08e10b35a5789d0c31ca911cc74cec"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5164 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use a topical sunscreen product. Children enrolled in grades K-5 would need a note from a parent or guardian in order to possess sunscreen on school property.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5164** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5164.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-25** 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
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- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/02/2021)
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- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (02/25/2021)
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- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/09/2021)
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- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Meeting postponed (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2cd7d6e-fedc-497d-941d-bf89590bb666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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