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IntroducedJan 16, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 04, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
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Became LawJun 18, 2026
Rhode Island Senate Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.)
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executive • Jun 18, 2026: 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
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Comments on SB 2139
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- Murrayprimary
- Appollonioprimary
- Ursoprimary
- Bissaillonprimary
- Thompsonprimary
- Burkeprimary
- Guprimary
Votes
YES: 55
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Craven
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Phillips
- Potter
- Read
- Sanchez
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 14
Actions
- Jun 18, 2026 | executive
- 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
- Jun 16, 2026 | executive
- 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- Jun 05, 2026 | House
- 06/05/2026 Referred to House Finance
- Jun 04, 2026 | Senate
- 06/04/2026 Senate read and passed
- Jun 02, 2026 | Senate
- 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)
- May 29, 2026 | Senate
- 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- 05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- 05/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- 05/19/2026 Committee transferred to Senate Finance
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- 01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 05/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)
- 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Senate Finance: S2139 Children’s Tuition FundPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Diocese of ProvidencePDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Independent Schools Association of Rhode IslandPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 NEARIPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Rhode Island Catholic ConferencePDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Rhode Island Scholarship AlliancePDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 RI Federation of Teachers, and Health ProfessionalsPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Star Kids Scholarship ProgramPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 STEPSPDF
- Senate Finance: S2139 Thomas FairchildPDF
