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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- APPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ACT OF 2021 (Establishes efficiency standards for selected residential and commercial products.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- APPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ACT OF 2021 (Establishes efficiency standards for selected residential and commercial products.)"
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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 5966"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5966 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Energy", "Property", "Public Utilities", "Water"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Felix", "Handy", "Ruggiero"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-26"
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last_action: "2021-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3eb82e33-e395-4e6e-a69a-e524dba0047d"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "6ab59e1ae3cf8365125c10aeacc9cf31c8de0b7118691f03b4709383838efd07"
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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 5966 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- APPLIANCE AND EQUIPMENT ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ACT OF 2021 (Establishes efficiency standards for selected residential and commercial products.)
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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. **5966 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5966A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **59–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Cortvriend — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Handy — primary (person)
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- Ruggiero — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2021)
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- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A 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/3eb82e33-e395-4e6e-a69a-e524dba0047d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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