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S3317 • 2026

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Zurier, Rogers, Vargas, McKenney, Sosnowski
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Senate read and passed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

What This Bill Does

  • SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Senate

    Senate read and passed

  2. 2026-05-22 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/26/2026)

Official Summary Text

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE (Extends reporting and expiration dates of special legislative commission to study and provides recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight of Act on Climate from 5/1/2026, to 10/1/2026, and said commission expires on 11/1/2026.)

Current Bill Text

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S3317

2026 -- S 3317
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE

Introduced By:
Senators Zurier, Rogers, Vargas, McKenney, and Sosnowski

Date Introduced:
May 22, 2026

Referred To:
Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
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RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 313
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passed by the Senate at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 15, 2025, entitled
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"Senate Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission To Study and Provide
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Recommendations for Potential Changes in Legislation/Oversight of The Act on Climate" is
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hereby authorized to continue its study and make a report to the Senate on or before October 1,
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2026, and said commission shall expire on November 1, 2026; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 313 passed by the
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Senate at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 15, 2025, be and the same is hereby
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rescinded.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
POTENTIAL CHANGES IN LEGISLATION/OVERSIGHT OF THE ACT ON CLIMATE
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This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative
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commission to study and provide recommendations for potential changes in legislation/oversight
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of the Act on Climate from May 1, 2026, to October 1, 2026, and said commission would expire
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on November 1, 2026.
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ExplanationEffectiveText
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