# Rhode Island S2650: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION . Rhode Island S2650, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 092); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2650-2026 - 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 S2650 - State: Rhode Island - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION . - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-27 - Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 092 - Sponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (188 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More students get in-state tuition: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, more students pay in-state tuition at Rhode Island public colleges. If you are not on a temporary visa, you qualify when you attended an approved RI high school for at least one year, live in RI, and graduated or earned a RI GED. You must also file an affidavit when you enro… - Privacy and rules for in-state tuition: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education sets the rules to run these tuition changes. Colleges and state entities must keep any identifiable student information they collect for this purpose confidential, following state law and FERPA. These steps protect student… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jonathon Acosta (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tiara T. Mack (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lammis J. Vargas (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-11 | Senate | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION In Concurrence | pass | 34 | 4 | | | 2026-06-10 | House | COUNCIL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT | pass | 61 | 8 | | | 2026-06-10 | House | COUNCIL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED | pass | 61 | 9 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Passage | pass | 32 | 4 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 092 (Governor) - 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-11: Senate passed as amended in concurrence (Senate) - 2026-06-10: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate) - 2026-06-10: House passed as amended (floor amendment) (House) - 2026-06-08: Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) (House) - 2026-06-08: Committee recommends passage in concurrence - 2026-06-06: Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026) - 2026-04-01: Referred to House Finance (House) - 2026-03-31: Senate read and passed (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026) (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Committee recommends passage - 2026-03-20: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026) - 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to Senate Education (Senate) ## Bill text - S2650 - As Amended, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650aa.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650aa.pdf) - S2650 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650.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 - [S2650 - As Amended (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650aa.htm) - [S2650 - As Amended (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650aa.pdf) - [S2650 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650.htm) - [S2650 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2650.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) - [Rhode Island bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island/bills) - [Rhode Island state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/rhode-island) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2650-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).