---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 60 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaign Issues", "Day Care", "Elections", "Finance", "Public Officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "DiMario", "Goldin", "Murray", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c2e580d-3f74-40bc-89a1-e299efa1a8ab"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "6b0f14dee6fe66b0c5999727da25ba38952c6bd26f0fe2380d1b7cb9c9f7822b"
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 60 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **60** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0060.pdf)

## Votes

- EXPENDITURES REPORTING — **33–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cano — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- Goldin — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-19** 01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2021)
- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/5c2e580d-3f74-40bc-89a1-e299efa1a8ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).