RI SB 2650

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 2650 pass?

Yes. RI SB 2650 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-18): 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI SB 2650 about?

Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.

Who sponsors RI SB 2650?

Vargas, Quezada, Mack and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2650.

Description

Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.

Introduced: 2026-02-27
Latest action: 2026-06-18 — 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-18
06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-06
06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
2026-04-01
04/01/2026 Referred to House Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-31
03/31/2026 Senate read and passed
passage
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026)
reading-3
2026-03-25
03/25/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
introduction,referral-committee

Versions

2650 as amendedCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 32-4
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: other
- Rogers: no
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: other
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
2026-06-10 · pass · 61-8
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: no
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- 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: no
- Newberry: no
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: no
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: other
- Quattrocchi: no
- Read: yes
- Roberts: no
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
AS AMENDED
2026-06-10 · pass · 61-9
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: no
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: no
- 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: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: no
- Newberry: no
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: no
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: no
- Read: yes
- Roberts: no
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
In Concurrence
2026-06-11 · 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

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