---
type: "Bill"
title: "JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION"
description: "This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SR 3147"
citation: "Rhode Island SR 3147 (2024)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Euer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-06-07"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3aa01d87-0dba-4fcb-b078-465774794c1d"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "12cc7f69294e42abe4ba670eb59a880791ae45c9aa5c89b4891873b54cc498b6"
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 SR 3147 (2024) — JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR A BI-PARTISAN PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS IN PREPARATION FOR A VOTE BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS ON THE HOLDING OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIV SECTION 2 OF THE RHODE ISLAND CONSTITUTION

This resolution would provide for a twelve (12) member bi-partisan commission to assemble information on constitutional questions in preparation for a vote by electors on holding a constitutional convention, and who would report back by September 1, 2024.

## Version chain

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

1. **3147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S3147.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **64–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Euer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/3aa01d87-0dba-4fcb-b078-465774794c1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).