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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.) AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2021 HB 5697 Rhode Island HB 5697 (2021)
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Rhode Island HB 5697 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)

Version chain

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

  1. 5697 as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • AS AMENDED — 740 (pass) · lower
  • AS AMENDED — 588 (pass) · lower
  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 660 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Abney — primary (person)
  • Alzate — primary (person)
  • Barros — primary (person)
  • Biah — primary (person)
  • Cassar — primary (person)
  • Giraldo — primary (person)
  • Henries — primary (person)
  • Hull — primary (person)
  • Morales — primary (person)
  • Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-24 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Education introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-03-05 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2021)
  • 2021-03-10 03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2021-05-07 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
  • 2021-05-12 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-05-14 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2021)
  • 2021-05-25 05/25/2021 House passed as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2021-06-04 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Education referral-committee
  • 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration
  • 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Meeting postponed (06/30/2021)
  • 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
  • 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-30 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
  • 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 Senate passed as amended in concurrence passage
  • 2021-07-07 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-09 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8f575a4e-3e16-4b83-8880-c264406a69ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).