---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT (Establishes the implementation of trauma-informed practices in schools throughout the state.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT (Establishes the implementation of trauma-informed practices in schools throughout the state.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2556"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2556 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Bell", "Burke", "Cano", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Quezada", "Seveney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-04"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acc06145-a18b-4c10-a3c2-aeb56b23fe4c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f6889400b6cf2be20c7d0f14a3922a64d0ba393ded25835c14a081cdc667d9db"
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 2556 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT (Establishes the implementation of trauma-informed practices in schools throughout the state.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2556 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2556A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–6** (pass) · upper
- INFORMED SCHOOLS ACT — **36–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Acosta — primary (person)
- Bell — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- Cano — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Seveney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** 04/08/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2022)
- **2022-04-12** 04/12/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-18** 06/18/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/acc06145-a18b-4c10-a3c2-aeb56b23fe4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).