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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING"
+description: "Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 2334"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2334 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "Burke", "Ciccone", "Famiglietti", "Felag", "Gallo", "Gu", "LaMountain", "Murray", "Tikoian"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-23"
+last_action: "2026-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ffb3c75-8969-4414-98fe-02a63b90bf3b"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "5b635f9fbdb7cdea8dd7887a67a1cdc828a213750bfb0f41a58423b2c6452208"
+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 SB 2334 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING
+
+Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2334 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2334B.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- In Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **50–20** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bissaillon — primary (person)
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- Ciccone — primary (person)
+- Famiglietti — primary (person)
+- Felag — primary (person)
+- Gallo — primary (person)
+- Gu — primary (person)
+- LaMountain — primary (person)
+- Murray — primary (person)
+- Tikoian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2026)
+- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
+- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study `substitution`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Meeting postponed (04/29/2026)
+- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
+- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub B `passage`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/5ffb3c75-8969-4414-98fe-02a63b90bf3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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