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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Directs the department of corrections to collect information from individuals entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Directs the department of corrections to collect information from individuals entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5127"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5127 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correctional Institutions", "Cultural", "Education", "Religion", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Felix", "Hull", "J. Lombardi", "Morales", "Slater", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96a573b8-5966-4213-bbd3-95f8e5cfd651"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c12491b1a0577ebf3f927fbcc8eb081bd3176cfa10f147c4818b2b61474d2678"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HB 5127 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT-- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Directs the department of corrections to collect information from individuals entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5127 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5127A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **730** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- J. Lombardi — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-12** 01/12/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03** 02/03/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/07/2023)
- **2023-02-07** 02/07/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for consideration
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/01/2023)
- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/04/2023)
- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-04** 05/04/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/18/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20** 06/20/2023 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96a573b8-5966-4213-bbd3-95f8e5cfd651`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).