# Rhode Island S2018: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION .

Rhode Island S2018, JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jonathon Acosta (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-03-11 (Referred to House State Government & Elections) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2018-2026
- 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 S2018
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION .
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Referred to House State Government & Elections
- Sponsor: Jonathon Acosta (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (36 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathon Acosta (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Valarie J. Lawson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tiara T. Mack (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda L. Ujifusa (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bridget Valverde (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel D. Zurier (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CONSITUTION-RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-11: Referred to House State Government & Elections (House)
- 2026-03-10: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-02-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- 2026-01-09: Introduced, referred to Senate Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2018 - As Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2018.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2018.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2018 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2018.htm)
- [S2018 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2018.pdf)

## Related
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8437-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2018-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).