RI SB 2965
deadAN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2965 pass?
No. RI SB 2965 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-21): 05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
What is RI SB 2965 about?
Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.
Who sponsors RI SB 2965?
Pearson, Kallman, Acosta and 8 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2965.
Description
Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-05-21 — 05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Pearsonprimary
- Kallmanprimary
- Acostaprimary
- Mackprimary
- Ursoprimary
- Ujifusaprimary
- Vargasprimary
- Murrayprimary
- Valverdeprimary
- DiMarioprimary
- Lauriaprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-21
05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-05-15
05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
2026-03-04
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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Official source
Attribution
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