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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING"
description: "Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2334"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2334 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "Burke", "Ciccone", "Famiglietti", "Felag", "Gallo", "Gu", "LaMountain", "Murray", "Tikoian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ffb3c75-8969-4414-98fe-02a63b90bf3b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5b635f9fbdb7cdea8dd7887a67a1cdc828a213750bfb0f41a58423b2c6452208"
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 2334 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING
Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2334 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2334B.pdf)
## Votes
- In Concurrence — **380** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **5020** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- Famiglietti — primary (person)
- Felag — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Gu — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2026)
- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study `substitution`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Meeting postponed (04/29/2026)
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed Sub B `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B 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/5ffb3c75-8969-4414-98fe-02a63b90bf3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).