RI SB 2401

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2401 pass?

Yes. RI SB 2401 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-11): 06/11/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

What is RI SB 2401 about?

Authorizes the city of Cranston to establish a housing division within its municipal court.

Who sponsors RI SB 2401?

LaMountain, Vargas, Gallo are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2401.

Description

Authorizes the city of Cranston to establish a housing division within its municipal court.

Introduced: 2026-01-30
Latest action: 2026-06-11 — 06/11/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/03/2026)
reading-3
2026-04-07
04/07/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2026)
2026-04-01
04/01/2026 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
referral-committee
2026-03-31
03/31/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026)
reading-3
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
03/25/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-03-24
03/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/26/2026)
2026-03-12
03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-03-06
03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
2026-01-30
01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

2401 SUB A as amendedCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

Approval of Amendment
2026-03-31 · pass · 34-0
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: other
- Morgan: yes
- Murray: yes
- Paolino: yes
- Patalano: other
- Pearson: yes
- Quezada: yes
- Raptakis: other
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: other
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
Passage as Amended
2026-03-31 · pass · 35-0
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: other
- Pearson: yes
- Quezada: yes
- Raptakis: other
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: other
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes

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