SB 2139 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Signed Jun 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

32–4

Passed

Total votes 36

Jun 4, 2026

D Democratic32

32 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican4

4 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 18, 2026

Signed into law

06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence

lower

Jun 8, 2026

Legislature · Passed

06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

Jun 5, 2026

Committee

06/05/2026 Referred to House Finance

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

06/04/2026 Senate read and passed

upper

Jun 2, 2026

Legislature · Passed

06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

May 28, 2026

Committee

05/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

05/19/2026 Committee transferred to Senate Finance

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Introduced

01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors