Bill Commons

RI SB 2291

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2291 pass?

Yes. RI SB 2291 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-18): 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI SB 2291 about?

Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26.

Who sponsors RI SB 2291?

Urso, Lauria, Gu and 4 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2291.

Description

Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-18 — 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ursoprimary
  • Lauriaprimary
  • Guprimary
  • DiMarioprimary
  • Bissaillonprimary
  • Euerprimary
  • Murrayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-16

    06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2026)

    reading-3

  5. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A

    passage

  6. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)

    reading-3

  7. 2026-06-03

    06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  9. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Meeting postponed (06/02/2026)

  10. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Meeting postponed (06/02/2026)

  11. 2026-06-01

    06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)

  12. 2026-06-01

    06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  13. 2026-05-30

    05/30/2026 Scheduled for consideration

  14. 2026-05-12

    05/12/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

    substitution

  15. 2026-05-12

    05/12/2026 Committee recommended indefinite postponement

  16. 2026-05-11

    05/11/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  17. 2026-05-08

    05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)

  18. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Meeting postponed (04/28/2026)

  19. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration

  20. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-06-09 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: yes
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sosnowski: other
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-10 · pass · 68-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: other
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: other
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: other
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: other
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: other
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: other
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

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