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RI SB 2139

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2139 pass?

Yes. RI SB 2139 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-18): 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI SB 2139 about?

Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.

Who sponsors RI SB 2139?

Gu, Burke, Thompson and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2139.

Description

Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-06-18 — 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Guprimary
  • Burkeprimary
  • Thompsonprimary
  • Bissaillonprimary
  • Ursoprimary
  • Appollonioprimary
  • Murrayprimary
  • Galloprimary
  • Cicconeprimary
  • Bellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

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  2. 2026-06-16

    06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  3. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-08

    06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)

    reading-3

  5. 2026-06-08

    06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

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  6. 2026-06-06

    06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)

  7. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Referred to House Finance

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  8. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  9. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)

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  10. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-29

    05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)

  12. 2026-05-28

    05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

  13. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)

  14. 2026-05-19

    05/19/2026 Committee transferred to Senate Finance

  15. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-06-04 · pass · 34-4

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: no
    • DiMario: yes
    • Dimitri: yes
    • DiPalma: yes
    • Euer: yes
    • Famiglietti: yes
    • Felag: yes
    • Gallo: yes
    • Gu: yes
    • Kallman: yes
    • LaMountain: yes
    • Lauria: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • McKenney: yes
    • Morgan: no
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: no
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: no
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-10 · pass · 55-14

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: no
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: no
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: no
    • Cotter: no
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: other
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: no
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: other
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: no
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: no
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: no
    • Newberry: no
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: no
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: no
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: other
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: other
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

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