# Rhode Island S2635: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID .

Rhode Island S2635, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Valarie J. Lawson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-10 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 039); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2635-2026
- 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 S2635
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-06-10, Signed by Governor — Chapter 039
- Sponsor: Valarie J. Lawson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower school meal payment fees for families: benefit, low. Vendors can only charge actual processing costs, capped at 2% of your deposit. No profit or convenience fees are allowed, and most money goes to meals. Every public school must offer at least one no-fee way to pay for meals or other school fees. Before checkout, online systems must show all fees an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Valarie J. Lawson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | House | EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 63 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | FEDERAL AID Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | FEDERAL AID Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-10: Signed by Governor — Chapter 039 (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-02: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-28: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-22: Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- 2026-03-04: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-02-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- 2026-02-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2635 - As Introduced, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2635.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2635.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)
- 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)

## Sources
- [S2635 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2635.htm)
- [S2635 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2635.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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2635-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).