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IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 03, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 08, 2026
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Became LawJun 18, 2026
Rhode Island Senate Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 (Incorporates cable, broadband, Internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.)
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executive • Jun 18, 2026: 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
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Summary
Comments on SB 2601
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Votes
YES: 69
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 18, 2026 | executive
- 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
- Jun 16, 2026 | executive
- 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence
- Jun 05, 2026 | House
- 06/05/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026)
- Jun 03, 2026 | Senate
- 06/03/2026 Senate passed Sub A
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- 05/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026)
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- May 22, 2026 | Senate
- 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- 04/02/2026 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- 04/02/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- 04/01/2026 Proposed Substitute
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- 02/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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