# Rhode Island S2198: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY .

Rhode Island S2198, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-06-10 (Senate passed Sub A) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2198-2026
- 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 S2198
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY .
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-10, Senate passed Sub A
- Sponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (38 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: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Gu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas J. Paolino (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel D. Zurier (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | CREATING SPECIAL LEG. COMMISSION STUDY BLOCKCHAIN CRYPTOCURRENCY Passage | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-06-10: Senate passed Sub A (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 2026-06-01: Proposed Substitute
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-04-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2026)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2198 - As Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198.pdf)
- S2198 - Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198A.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
- [S2198 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198.htm)
- [S2198 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198.pdf)
- [S2198 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198A.htm)
- [S2198 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2198A.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-S2198-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).