# Rhode Island S2352: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY -- RHODE ISLAND INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT .

Rhode Island S2352, AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY -- RHODE ISLAND INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark P. McKenney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 209); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2352-2026
- 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 S2352
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY -- RHODE ISLAND INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 209
- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rhode Island bans invasive plant sales and imports: cost, medium. You cannot import, sell, buy, transport, distribute, introduce, or spread listed non-native invasive terrestrial plants in Rhode Island. For freshwater invasive plants, you also cannot possess them. The director defines the list and keeps one combined list for land and water plants. The act takes e…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Gu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lammis J. Vargas (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 61 | 7 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY -- RI INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT Passage | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 209 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed Sub A in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) (House)
- 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)
- 2026-04-08: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
- 2026-03-27: Meeting postponed (04/01/2026)
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-01-30: Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2352 - As Introduced, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352.pdf)
- S2352 - Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352A.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
- [S2352 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352.htm)
- [S2352 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352.pdf)
- [S2352 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352A.htm)
- [S2352 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2352A.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-S2352-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).