Rhode Island · Senate Bill 939 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING AND PAPER ACT

SB 939 Sponsored by Jacob E. Bissaillon Died in committee

  1. Introduced Apr 4, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 4, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Creates the extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper program for the recycling of packaging and paper products.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture · Senate Environment & Agriculture
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration · Senate Environment & Agriculture
  3. CommitteeMeeting postponed (04/23/2025) · Senate Environment & Agriculture
  4. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2025) · Senate Environment & Agriculture
  5. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · Senate Environment & Agriculture

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.