# Rhode Island S2263: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT .

Rhode Island S2263, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd M. Patalano (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-28 (Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2263-2026
- 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 S2263
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT .
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-28, Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- Sponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (37 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: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elaine J. Morgan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stefano V. Famiglietti (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS & GOV. -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-05-28: Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing (House)
- 2026-05-27: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-22: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/27/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
- 2026-03-12: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2263 - As Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2263.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2263.pdf)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [S2263 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2263.htm)
- [S2263 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2263.pdf)

## Related
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [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-S2263-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).