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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.)"
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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: "SB 76"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 76 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Children and Families", "Education", "Minors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "Euer", "Gallo", "Lawson", "McCaffrey", "Miller", "Pearson", "Ruggerio", "Seveney", "Sosnowski"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-01-26"
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last_action: "2021-07-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15c8697e-614b-4ed3-be00-797799a7dfb6"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "8fcc0030e3e00d7e07ed32bf55c65f1c4689e77ee3fc96768c4120f316a8c342"
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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 SB 76 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT (Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.)
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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. **76 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0076Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–0** (pass) · upper
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- Approval of Amendment — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage as Amended — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cano — primary (person)
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- Euer — primary (person)
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- Gallo — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- McCaffrey — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Pearson — primary (person)
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- Ruggerio — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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- Sosnowski — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-26** 01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
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- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/09/2021)
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- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Referred to House Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or 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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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `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 as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 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/15c8697e-614b-4ed3-be00-797799a7dfb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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