PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS” Read the full text
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2026 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary · Feb 6, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026) · May 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 21, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026) · Jun 5, 2026
Committee recommends passage · Jun 9, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) · Jun 9, 2026
Senate read and passed · Jun 10, 2026
Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) · Jun 10, 2026
House passed in concurrence · Jun 11, 2026
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 16, 2026
Signed by Governor · Jun 19, 2026
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2026-06-11 · YEAS 67, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 8, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2026-06-10 · YEAS 33, NAYS 5, NOT VOTING 0, 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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