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+type: "Bill"
+title: "JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM"
+description: "Creates a special joint legislative commission to make a comprehensive study of Rhode Island's education funding formula and education finance system."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HR 8351"
+citation: "Rhode Island HR 8351 (2026)"
+classification: ["resolution"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Ajello", "Brien", "Cortvriend", "Furtado", "Kislak", "McNamara", "Phillips", "Sanchez", "Tanzi"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-03-25"
+last_action: "2026-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a074377-704e-4023-a5e8-cd1aef78da6c"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "10a22405ccb80385fe4f024caf9d26a5348f17c91a9faf371f280ada4684fd91"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HR 8351 (2026) — JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM
+
+Creates a special joint legislative commission to make a comprehensive study of Rhode Island's education funding formula and education finance system.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8351 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8351Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **63–0** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **64–7** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Ajello — primary (person)
+- Brien — primary (person)
+- Cortvriend — primary (person)
+- Furtado — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- McNamara — primary (person)
+- Phillips — primary (person)
+- Sanchez — primary (person)
+- Tanzi — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-03-25** 03/25/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2026)
+- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
+- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a074377-704e-4023-a5e8-cd1aef78da6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+