# Rhode Island S2130: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES .

Rhode Island S2130, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark P. McKenney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 136) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2130-2026
- 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 S2130
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 136
- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (107 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State posts all write-in images: benefit, low. The State Board must post images of every write-in vote for each office on its website. It also posts the total number of write-in votes and the write-ins adjudicated by local boards. Optical-scan machines store images of irregular ballots, and those images are published online.
- Stronger review of write-in votes: benefit, low. When total write-in votes could change a race, local boards must review each write-in. They must report the total qualified write-in votes to the State Board. This includes cases within a valid recount margin, and the State Board alerts local boards. After polls close, local boards get the tape or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | VOTING EQUIPMENT, & SUPPLIES PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | ELECTIONS--CONDUCT OF ELECTION & VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES Passage | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 136 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-03: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-02-23: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)
- 2026-02-23: Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- 2026-02-20: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-01-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2130 - As Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2130.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2130.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
- [S2130 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2130.htm)
- [S2130 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2130.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)
- [Rhode Island bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island/bills)
- [Rhode Island state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2130-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).