# Rhode Island S3264: JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT .

Rhode Island S3264, JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robert Britto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3264-2026
- 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 S3264
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-05
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (141 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rhode Island withdraws 1861 Corwin ratification: mixed, low. The law rescinds Rhode Island’s May 31, 1861 ratification of the Corwin Amendment. That proposal sought to block Congress from abolishing or limiting slavery in the states. The state must send certified copies to the U.S. Archivist, the President, Senate and House leaders, and Rhode Island’s congre…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jonathon Acosta (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Meghan E. Kallman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa A. Murray (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lammis J. Vargas (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samuel D. Zurier (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | REPEALING RI CORWIN AMENDMENT PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF CORWIN AMENDMENT Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF CORWIN AMENDMENT Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-28: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-22: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 2026-05-05: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3264 - As Introduced, 2026-05-05: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3264.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3264.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
- [S3264 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3264.htm)
- [S3264 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3264.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-S3264-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).