---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING"
description: "Modifies the definition of \"core forest\" to refer to unfragmented forest blocks or single or multiple parcels totaling 250 acres or greater and at least 25 yards from mapped roads."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2151"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2151 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8a5cf7a-d2ef-4728-83b8-5d686e710387"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "ea5584e8f08dae46f793baa17790866658e02f8f690fd4d99c273d2f8a04b148"
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 2151 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING

Modifies the definition of "core forest" to refer to unfragmented forest blocks or single or multiple parcels totaling 250 acres or greater and at least 25 yards from mapped roads.

## Version chain

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

1. **2151 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/SenateText24/S2151Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **31–4** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMario — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** 01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2024)
- **2024-03-06** 03/06/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2024)
- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** 04/03/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/09/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2024-04-10** 04/10/2024 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/22/2024)
- **2024-05-22** 05/22/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 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/e8a5cf7a-d2ef-4728-83b8-5d686e710387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).