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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS"
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description: "Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 519"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 519 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Britto", "Gu", "Mack", "Quezada", "Ujifusa"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f833b256-161b-4b7a-b148-c7910c55b7f3"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "c1f68b8b449222b9ea1faa325c43e3eb55f02f1c1942216a2715919e8033c38b"
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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 519 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS
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Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
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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. **519** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/SenateText25/S0519.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Acosta — primary (person)
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- Britto — primary (person)
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- Gu — primary (person)
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- Mack — primary (person)
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- Quezada — primary (person)
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- Ujifusa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** 02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-19** 05/19/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/22/2025)
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- **2025-05-22** 05/22/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2025-05-30** 05/30/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2025)
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- **2025-06-02** 06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/12/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-12** 06/12/2025 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-20** 06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2025-06-25** 06/25/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-07-01** 07/01/2025 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/f833b256-161b-4b7a-b148-c7910c55b7f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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