# Rhode Island H8252: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION .

Rhode Island H8252, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Grace Diaz (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 091); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8252-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H8252
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-06
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 091
- Sponsor: Grace Diaz (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (156 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- In-state tuition for Rhode Island students: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible students pay in-state tuition at Rhode Island public colleges. You qualify if you attended a Rhode Island high school for at least one year, still live in Rhode Island, and graduated or earned a Rhode Island equivalency diploma. When you enroll, you must file an aff…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Grace Diaz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: José F. Batista (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Leonela Felix (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott A. Slater (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION In Concurrence | pass | 34 | 4 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | House | COUNCIL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PASSAGE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT | pass | 61 | 7 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | House | COUNCIL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PASSAGE AS AMENDED | pass | 61 | 9 |   |

## Bill text

- H8252 - As Amended, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252aa.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252aa.pdf)
- H8252 - As Introduced, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8252 - As Amended (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252aa.htm)
- [H8252 - As Amended (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252aa.pdf)
- [H8252 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252.htm)
- [H8252 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8252.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8252-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).