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RI SB 3256

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did RI SB 3256 pass?

No. RI SB 3256 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 (2026-06-05): 06/05/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services

What is RI SB 3256 about?

Creates the public health data privacy and protection act to regulate the reporting of information relating to reportable disease data in the possession of the department of health.

Who sponsors RI SB 3256?

Sosnowski, Burke are the primary sponsors of RI SB 3256.

Description

Creates the public health data privacy and protection act to regulate the reporting of information relating to reportable disease data in the possession of the department of health.

Introduced
2026-05-05
Latest action
2026-06-05 — 06/05/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Sosnowskiprimary
  • Burkeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-05

    05/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

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  2. 2026-05-15

    05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)

  3. 2026-05-21

    05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  4. 2026-05-29

    05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)

  5. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  6. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)

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  7. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Senate read and passed

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  8. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-06-04 · pass · 37-0

    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: other
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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