# Rhode Island S2495: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS .

Rhode Island S2495, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 120) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2495-2026
- 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 S2495
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 120
- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Statewide anti-hazing rules for school sports: benefit, medium. The state sets a zero-tolerance anti-hazing policy for school sports. The Education Department and the interscholastic league write and enforce the rules. Hazing is defined to include acts that humiliate, degrade, abuse, or endanger a student. All schools and districts in the Rhode Island Interscho…
- Stronger hazing penalties for school sports: mixed, medium. The policy sets clear penalties for hazing. Students can be suspended from a team, and a team’s season can be canceled for serious cases. A victim’s consent is not a defense. Before any practice, meeting, game, or team event, each student-athlete signs a form acknowledging the rules and penalties.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 64 | 1 |   |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS Passage | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 120 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-03: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-04-30: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/30/2026)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2495 - As Introduced, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2495.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2495.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
- [S2495 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2495.htm)
- [S2495 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2495.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-S2495-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).