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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the \"Plastic Waste Reduction Act\" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the \"Plastic Waste Reduction Act\" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 7065"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7065 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Craven", "Donovan", "Kislak", "McEntee", "Morales", "Ruggiero", "Speakman"]
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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: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaeb920b-dd8d-4edc-a042-d2632ec77fed"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "30cb8bbefb8cd4315fb41d39981b2345399e4565d10d1b10cfe0cd4e601cb68f"
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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 7065 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)
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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. **7065 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7065A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **56–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Cortvriend — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Ruggiero — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** 01/12/2022 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-21** 01/21/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2022)
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- **2022-01-27** 01/27/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2022)
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- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-06-08** 06/08/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/aaeb920b-dd8d-4edc-a042-d2632ec77fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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