---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT"
description: "Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2291"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2291 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "DiMario", "Euer", "Gu", "Lauria", "Murray", "Urso"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff9d5985-7363-4ab2-8044-e6a3069a5d3f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "687b00933d5408b29a0810644b69b60dc45bedb6ab8bb4cafad1f6950a96485b"
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 2291 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT

Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26.

## Version chain

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

1. **2291 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2291A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Gu — primary (person)
- Lauria — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Urso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Meeting postponed (04/28/2026)
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)
- **2026-05-11** 05/11/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study `substitution`
- **2026-05-30** 05/30/2026 Scheduled for consideration
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Meeting postponed (06/02/2026)
- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Meeting postponed (06/02/2026)
- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A 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/ff9d5985-7363-4ab2-8044-e6a3069a5d3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).