RI SR 2198
died on adjournmentSENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did RI SR 2198 pass?
No. RI SR 2198 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 Sub A
What is RI SR 2198 about?
Creates a ten member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submits an interim progress report by January 5, 2027, and a final report by January 5, 2028, and expires on February 5, 2028.
Who sponsors RI SR 2198?
Zurier, Paolino, Urso and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI SR 2198.
Description
Creates a ten member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submits an interim progress report by January 5, 2027, and a final report by January 5, 2028, and expires on February 5, 2028.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A
- Bill type
- resolution
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Zurierprimary
- Paolinoprimary
- Ursoprimary
- Burkeprimary
- Guprimary
- DiPalmaprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol
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2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2026)
2026-04-07
04/07/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
2026-06-01
06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute
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2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)
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2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A
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Versions
- 2198 SUB ACompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-10 · 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
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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