# Rhode Island S3256: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT .

Rhode Island S3256, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John P. Burke (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-06-05 (Referred to House Health & Human Services) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3256-2026
- 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 S3256
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT .
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-05
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Referred to House Health & Human Services
- Sponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (37 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: V. Susan Sosnowski (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | HEALTH/SAFETY-PUBLIC HEALTH DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-06-05: Referred to House Health & Human Services (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
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-05-21: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 2026-05-05: Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3256 - As Introduced, 2026-05-05: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3256.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3256.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3256 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3256.htm)
- [S3256 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3256.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3256-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).