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RI SB 2207

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2207 pass?

No. RI SB 2207 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): 06/05/2026 Referred to House Education

What is RI SB 2207 about?

Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.

Who sponsors RI SB 2207?

McKenney, Mack, Murray and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2207.

Description

Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-05 — 06/05/2026 Referred to House Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • McKenneyprimary
  • Mackprimary
  • Murrayprimary
  • Galloprimary
  • DiMarioprimary
  • Acostaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Referred to House Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Senate read and passed

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  3. 2026-06-02

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

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  4. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  5. 2026-05-29

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

  6. 2026-04-29

    04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  7. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)

  8. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

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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

Related bills

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https://status.rilegislature.gov/

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