# Rhode Island S3368: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM .

Rhode Island S3368, JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3368-2026
- 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 S3368
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA AND EDUCATION FINANCE SYSTEM .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-06-07
- Last action: 2026-06-22, Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Commission reviews and plans school funding: benefit, low. The commission studies Rhode Island’s school funding formula and finance system. It reviews the Blue Ribbon Commission’s recommendations. It compares proposed costs with the current system using the most recent validated UCOA year. It assesses adequacy, equity, predictability, and long-term sustain…
- Commission timeline, reports, and support: benefit, low. The Speaker of the House and the Senate President designate the chair. The commission meets no later than October 31, 2026. An interim report goes to the Governor, Speaker, and Senate President by March 2, 2027. A final report is due by September 1, 2027. The commission ends on December 1, 2027. Al…
- Rhode Island school funding panel created: benefit, low. The law creates a 15-member joint commission to study Rhode Island’s school funding. It includes three senators and three representatives, with at least one minority member in each group. Other members are the NEA Rhode Island executive director, the AFT Rhode Island president, and the state educat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-11 | House | CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLA PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 60 | 9 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | CREATING SPECIAL JOINT LEG. COMM STUDY RI EDUCATION FUNDING Approval of Amendment Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | CREATING SPECIAL JOINT LEG. COMM STUDY RI EDUCATION FUNDING Passage as Amended Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-06-22: Signed by Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: House passed as amended in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-11: Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-10: Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-07: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/09/2026)
- 2026-06-07: Introduced, referred to Senate Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3368 - As Amended, 2026-06-07: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368aa.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368aa.pdf)
- S3368 - As Introduced, 2026-06-07: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368.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
- [S3368 - As Amended (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368aa.htm)
- [S3368 - As Amended (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368aa.pdf)
- [S3368 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368.htm)
- [S3368 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3368.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-S3368-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).