RI SB 2798
died on adjournmentAN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND COORDINATE SYSTEM
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2798 pass?
No. RI SB 2798 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 (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
What is RI SB 2798 about?
Updates the RI coordinate system to adopt the most recent system of plane coordinates established by the NGS, a federal agency which is part of NOAA and the USDC. Modifies the meter to foot conversion to adopt the international foot to provide uniformity.
Who sponsors RI SB 2798?
Dimitri, Appollonio, Thompson and 1 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2798.
Description
Updates the RI coordinate system to adopt the most recent system of plane coordinates established by the NGS, a federal agency which is part of NOAA and the USDC. Modifies the meter to foot conversion to adopt the international foot to provide uniformity.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dimitriprimary
- Appollonioprimary
- Thompsonprimary
- Famigliettiprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
2026-04-08
04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Meeting postponed (04/01/2026)
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-03-04
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 2798 as amendedCompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-10 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: yes
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: yes
- Bissaillon: other
- 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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