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S2559 2026 -- S 2559 ======== LC005186 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Introduced By: Senators Bissaillon, LaMountain, McKenney, Britto, Dimitri, Mack, and DiPalma Date Introduced: February 13, 2026 Referred To: Senate Finance 1 WHEREAS, Each year, thousands of hardworking low-income Rhode Island families, 2 victims of domestic violence, Veterans, and older residents depend on Rhode Island Legal 3 Services, Inc. for legal representation and assistance; and 4 WHEREAS, Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization with statewide 5 operations; and 6 WHEREAS, In 2025, Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. opened 5,805 cases and closed 7 4,713; and 8 WHEREAS, Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. has prioritized helping Rhode Islanders 9 obtain safe, affordable housing, income maintenance and food, a healthy community, family 10 preservation and safety, financial stability, high-quality and appropriate education, and 11 employment and workers’ rights; and 12 WHEREAS, Since its founding, Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. has helped over two 13 hundred thousand Rhode Islanders lead safe, productive, and self-sufficient lives; now, therefore 14 be it 15 RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not 16 otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year 2026-2027, the sum of three million dollars 17 ($3,000,000) to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.; and the state controller is hereby directed to 18 draw their orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum, or so much thereof 1 as may be from time to time required, upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. ======== LC005186 ======== LC005186 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC. *** 1 This resolution would appropriate the sum of $3,000,000 to Rhode Island Legal Services, 2 Inc. ======== LC005186 ======== LC005186 - Page 3 of 3
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