RI SB 3080
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 3080 pass?
Yes. RI SB 3080 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
What is RI SB 3080 about?
Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.
Who sponsors RI SB 3080?
Bissaillon, McKenney, Britto are the primary sponsors of RI SB 3080.
Description
Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-13
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Bissaillonprimary
- McKenneyprimary
- Brittoprimary
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 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
passage
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 House passed Sub B
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-07
06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Referred to House Corporations
referral-committee
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Senate passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-01
06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
2026-05-20
05/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-05-15
05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2026)
2026-03-13
03/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 3080 SUB BCompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-04 · 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
PASSAGE
2026-06-09 · pass · 70-1
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: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: other
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- 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 · 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
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