Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8515: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3-9, 2026, TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Status: Passed both chambers, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 5, 2026:
2026 -- H 8515 ======== LC006029 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3-9, 2026, TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, McGaw, Carson, Boylan, Fogarty, Ajello, and Fellela Date Introduced: May 05, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, Each year, Composting Awareness Week is celebrated nationwide during the first full week of May with the goal of raising public awareness of the environmental, economic, and societal benefits of composting; and WHEREAS, Compost is a mixture of organic materials such as yard trimmings, vegetable and fruit peels and scraps, other food waste, flowers, eggshells, paper products, nutshells, sawdust, wood chips, biosolids, manure, hay shavings, and leaves. These materials are rich in moisture and nutrients, and when added to the soil in gardens, farms, and landscapes, they enhance plant growth, soil structure and overall ecosystem health; and WHEREAS, By retaining and transferring moisture through the soil to plants, composting minimizes the need for irrigation, reduces water usage by up to 30 percent, conserves water during droughts, and prevents flooding by retaining water that would otherwise enter drains and sewers; and WHEREAS, Rich in both nutrients and beneficial organisms, compost supports plant health and growth, soil biodiversity, as well as organisms such as …
Sponsors
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Shekarchi, K. (D, HD-023)
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
- Lauren Carson (D, HD-075)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035)
- Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION
Common questions
- What is H8515?
- H8515 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3-9, 2026, TO BE "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
- What is the status of H8515?
- Passed both chambers as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8515?
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8515?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8515.pdf
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