RI SB 2525
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- LIBRARY EBOOK CONTRACTS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2525 pass?
Yes. RI SB 2525 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
What is RI SB 2525 about?
Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.
Who sponsors RI SB 2525?
Zurier, Urso, Gallo and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2525.
Description
Establishes enforcement limitations on contract terms for the licensing of electronic books or digital audiobooks to libraries to preclude the library from being subject to unfair sales practices.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-13
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Zurierprimary
- Ursoprimary
- Galloprimary
- LaMountainprimary
- Murrayprimary
- McKenneyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-24
06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
2026-03-04
03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
2026-02-13
02/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 2525 SUB A as amendedCompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-10 · pass · 37-1
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: no
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
Related bills
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