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RI SB 2444

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did RI SB 2444 pass?

No. RI SB 2444 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 (2026-06-09): 06/09/2026 Senate read and passed

What is RI SB 2444 about?

Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wig that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.

Who sponsors RI SB 2444?

Valverde, Zurier, DiPalma and 1 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2444.

Description

Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wig that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Latest action
2026-06-09 — 06/09/2026 Senate read and passed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Valverdeprimary
  • Zurierprimary
  • DiPalmaprimary
  • Guprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  2. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)

    reading-3

  3. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-05-29

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

  5. 2026-05-28

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

    committee-failure

  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)

  7. 2026-02-06

    02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-06-09 · pass · 38-0

    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: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes

Related bills

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