---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY"
description: "Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2644"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2644 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Murray", "Thompson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/443414c4-db29-46ae-b327-7b8b4e4f1d2c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5e424d196c4d48f5dd8fcfdf0dd83cb39976391d040211486cddbb55de14b167"
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 2644 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY

Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores.

## Version chain

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

1. **2644** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2644.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Murray — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/05/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-06** 05/06/2026 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed 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/443414c4-db29-46ae-b327-7b8b4e4f1d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).