republic-os/legislation/us/states/ri/2023/hb-5090.md

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Bill	AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)	AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)	us/states/ri	Rhode Island General Assembly	2023	HB 5090	Rhode Island HB 5090 (2023)	bill	Environment Food and Drugs Health & Safety Litter Solid Waste	enacted	Ajello Bennett Caldwell Carson Cortvriend Donovan Handy McEntee Shanley Speakman	1	12	2	2023-01-12	2023-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/95764470-f932-491e-9070-cd456654448e	https://status.rilegislature.gov/	db7cf7ba736a5c56c129ed5b94900366002972b5f2b69478075972d5bc9ee309	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ri

Rhode Island HB 5090 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)

Version chain

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

1. 5090 SUB A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSAGE — 62–9 (pass) · lower
• PASSAGE — 58–11 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ajello — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Caldwell — primary (person)
• Carson — primary (person)
• Cortvriend — primary (person)
• Donovan — primary (person)
• Handy — primary (person)
• McEntee — primary (person)
• Shanley — primary (person)
• Speakman — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-01-12 01/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources introduction, referral-committee
• 2023-03-17 03/17/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/23/2023)
• 2023-03-23 03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
• 2023-06-02 06/02/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2023)
• 2023-06-02 06/02/2023 Proposed Substitute substitution
• 2023-06-07 06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-06-09 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2023) reading-3
• 2023-06-13 06/13/2023 House passed Sub A passage
• 2023-06-13 06/13/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) reading-3
• 2023-06-15 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence passage
• 2023-06-19 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2023-06-22 06/22/2023 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/95764470-f932-491e-9070-cd456654448e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).