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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION"
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description: "Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 2650"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2650 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Ciccone", "Mack", "Quezada", "Vargas"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b6f0755-22b6-4967-98d2-8dcfa09b1263"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "636fd5e69571272ece2c07705570679654b022498064799e63b35c2f2caf0f99"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 2650 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
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Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **2650 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **32–4** (pass) · upper
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- AS AMENDED — **61–9** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **61–8** (pass) · upper
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- In Concurrence — **34–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Acosta — primary (person)
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- Mack — primary (person)
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- Quezada — primary (person)
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- Vargas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Education `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026)
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- **2026-03-25** 03/25/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** 03/31/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-01** 04/01/2026 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-06-06** 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b6f0755-22b6-4967-98d2-8dcfa09b1263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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