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Bill 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. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2026 SB 2291 Rhode Island SB 2291 (2026)
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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

Votes

  • IN CONCURRENCE — 680 (pass) · upper
  • Passage — 370 (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; origin ocd-bill/ff9d5985-7363-4ab2-8044-e6a3069a5d3f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).