# Rhode Island S2491: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE .

Rhode Island S2491, AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 107) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2491-2026
- 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 S2491
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 107
- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rhode Island presidential primary date changes: mixed, low. The law changes Rhode Island’s date for the presidential preference and delegate primaries. For 2024 only, the election is on April 2, 2024. Beginning the first Tuesday in March 2028, the primary is held that day every four years after. The law takes effect upon passage. This affects voters, partie…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | PRIMARIES/ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | ELECTIONS-PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 107 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (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
- 2026-05-30: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 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
- 2026-02-06: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2491 - As Introduced, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2491.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2491.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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
- [S2491 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2491.htm)
- [S2491 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2491.pdf)

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- [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-S2491-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).