AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Summary
Establishes the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provides an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2026
Last action May 22, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 22, 2026
Committee
05/22/2026 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/21/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
May 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
03/12/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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