SR 373 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY

Summary

Creates a 5 member commission to recommend legislative proposals for blockchain and cryptocurrency, and submit an interim progress report by January 5, 2026, and a final report by January 5, 2027, and would expire on February 5, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/10/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

May 12, 2025

Committee

05/12/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Apr 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/05/2025 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/07/2025)

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors