SB 977 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS

Summary

Provides recommended air quality standards for schools. Further requires the department of education incorporate indoor air quality testing as part of the school building authority needs assessment.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 16, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 36

Jun 4, 2025

D Democratic32

29 Yea 3

90% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/04/2025 Senate read and passed

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

May 13, 2025

Committee

05/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Apr 16, 2025

Introduced

04/16/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors