# Rhode Island S2436: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND .

Rhode Island S2436, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alana M. DiMario (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2436-2026
- 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 S2436
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Alana M. DiMario (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annual child care awareness day and budget: benefit, low. The House hosts the commission in even-numbered years and the Senate hosts in odd-numbered years. The commission holds a Child Care and Early Education Awareness Day every year. It also holds a joint House–Senate planning retreat every two or three years. The commission may get up to $5,000 a year…
- Permanent commission on child care and learning: benefit, low. The law creates The Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care and Early Learning. It reviews and recommends policies to make child care and early learning high quality, affordable, accessible, and fair. It also plans for current and future needs, including expanding pre-kindergarten. This sect…
- Who serves on the child care commission: mixed, low. The commission has 27 members. Four House members are appointed by the Speaker, with no more than three from one party. Three Senate members are appointed by the Senate President, with no more than two from one party. It also includes named state officials and representatives from groups like Head…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alana M. DiMario (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | COMM ON CHILD CARE IN RI PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | AMENDING JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING COMMISSION CHILD CARE Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (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)
- 2026-06-04: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-04-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced, referred to Senate Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2436 - As Introduced, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2436.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2436.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- 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)

## Sources
- [S2436 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2436.htm)
- [S2436 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2436.pdf)

## Related
- [S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3047-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2436-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).