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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Creates the \"Rhode Island Student Success Act\" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Creates the \"Rhode Island Student Success Act\" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.)"
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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 5238"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5238 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Alzate", "Batista", "Biah", "Diaz", "McNamara", "Perez", "Slater", "Tobon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-29"
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last_action: "2021-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36fcaf0e-08bd-4742-ad01-348494dda8b1"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "0ee9be953a700a0863f00244e21879c9f71d6fe2a24c5b6302ca865968363c6a"
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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 5238 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Creates the "Rhode Island Student Success Act" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.)
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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. **5238** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5238.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–62** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **63–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ajello — primary (person)
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Biah — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Perez — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Tobon — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/24/2021)
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- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2021)
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- **2021-06-09** 06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Scheduled for hearing (06/23/2021)
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee heard
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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 Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/36fcaf0e-08bd-4742-ad01-348494dda8b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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