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RI SR 2789

died on adjournment

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE TEACHER HEALTHCARE PLAN

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SR 2789 pass?

No. RI SR 2789 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 (2026-05-29): 05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor

What is RI SR 2789 about?

Creates an 11-member commission to study and make recommendations on a statewide teacher healthcare plan, and would report quarterly as of September 1, 2026, and submit a final report by September 1, 2027, and expires on December 31, 2027.

Who sponsors RI SR 2789?

Urso, Gallo, Tikoian and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI SR 2789.

Description

Creates an 11-member commission to study and make recommendations on a statewide teacher healthcare plan, and would report quarterly as of September 1, 2026, and submit a final report by September 1, 2027, and expires on December 31, 2027.

Introduced
2026-03-04
Latest action
2026-05-29 — 05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ursoprimary
  • Galloprimary
  • Tikoianprimary
  • Cicconeprimary
  • Valverdeprimary
  • DiPalmaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-28

    05/28/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  3. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026)

    reading-3

  4. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)

  6. 2026-04-08

    04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

  7. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)

  8. 2026-03-04

    03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-28 · 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: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: other
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes

Related bills

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