# Rhode Island S2678: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT .

Rhode Island S2678, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robert Britto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 170); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2678-2026
- 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 S2678
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by Governor — Chapter 170
- Sponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New survivor rules and higher checks for teachers' families: mixed, medium. Effective upon passage, the law updates survivor benefits for Rhode Island teachers' families. A spouse, former spouse, or domestic partner must be at least 60 to get payments. They must have been living with the member at death, or getting support from them, or have a court order for support. Rema…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alana M. DiMario (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Gu (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel D. Zurier (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | TEACHERS' RETIREMENT PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-11 | Senate | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by Governor — Chapter 170 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-11: Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-11: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-08: Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2026)
- 2026-05-14: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-08: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/14/2026)
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2678 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2678.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2678.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
- [S2678 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2678.htm)
- [S2678 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2678.pdf)

## Related
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- [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-S2678-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).