ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS” Read the full text
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2026 sessionbill
Where it is
Show all 17 actions
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary · Jan 16, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration · Feb 20, 2026
Meeting postponed (02/24/2026) · Feb 23, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026) · Feb 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Feb 26, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (03/26/2026) · Mar 24, 2026
Proposed Substitute · Mar 24, 2026
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · Mar 26, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026) · Mar 27, 2026
Senate passed Sub A · Mar 31, 2026
Referred to House State Government & Elections · Apr 1, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2026) · Apr 3, 2026
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence · Apr 7, 2026
Placed on House Calendar (04/16/2026) · Apr 10, 2026
House passed Sub A in concurrence · Apr 16, 2026
Transmitted to Governor · Apr 16, 2026
Signed by Governor · Apr 20, 2026
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2026-04-16 · YEAS 64, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 11, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2026-03-31 · YEAS 34, NAYS 2, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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