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S3353 • 2026

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
DiPalma
Last action
2026-06-26
Official status
Effective without Governor's signature
Effective date
Not listed

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JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

What This Bill Does

  • JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-26 Governor

    Effective without Governor's signature

  2. 2026-06-18 Governor

    Transmitted to Governor

  3. 2026-06-11 House

    House passed in concurrence

  4. 2026-06-10 Senate

    Senate read and passed

  5. 2026-06-10 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)

  6. 2026-06-09 Committee

    Committee recommends passage

  7. 2026-06-09 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)

  8. 2026-06-07 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/09/2026)

  9. 2026-06-04 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Official Summary Text

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay claims.)

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S3353

2026 -- S 3353
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS

Introduced By:
Senator Louis P. DiPalma

Date Introduced:
June 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Finance
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RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not
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otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sums stipulated to pay the
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claims of the following:
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Senator Ryan W. Pearson
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The sum of $1,177.26 to pay the claim of Ruth K. Douglas of 6 Rawson Road,
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Cumberland, RI 02864 for damages to her vehicle when it struck roadway debris while traveling
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on route 146 north at or near Sayles Hill Road in the Town of North Smithfield on or about
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November 7, 2024
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Senator Todd M. Patalano
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The sum of $446.91 to pay the claim of Mike Arena, 5 Red Oak Drive Lane, Cranston,
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Rhode Island 02921 for damages to his vehicle when he struck a roadway defect while traveling
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on George Waterman Road in the Town of Johnston on or about April 9, 2026.
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Senator Melissa A. Murray
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The sum of $535.82 to pay the claim of Barbara Mansour of 218 Pond Street, #501
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a roadway defect
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while traveling on Route 146 near Manville, Rhode Island in the Town of Lincoln on or about
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March 13, 2024.
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Senator Melissa A. Murray
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The sum of $500.00 to pay the claim Rachel Boiteau of 124 Bellevue Avenue, North
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Smithfield Rhode Island 02896 for damages to her vehicle when it was struck by roadway debris

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while traveling on Route 146 in the City of Providence on or about January 15, 2026.
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Senator Robert Britto
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The sum of $280.38 to pay the claim of John Sidney Baxter, Jr. of 96 Brewster Street,
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Pawtucket, RI 02860 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while traveling
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on Route 1A in the City of Pawtucket on or about March 1, 2026
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Senator Samuel D. Zurier
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The sum of $2,211.49 to pay the claim of Daniel Chasse of 331 Wayland Avenue
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Providence, RI 02906 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while traveling
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on Route 37 at or near Pontiac Avenue in the City of Cranston on or about February 22, 2026:
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and the State Controller to draw upon their orders upon the General Treasurer for payment of said
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funds.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS
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This resolution would authorize the appropriation to pay claims of the following:
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The sum of $1,177.26 to pay the claim of Ruth K. Douglas of 6 Rawson Road,
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Cumberland, RI 02864;
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The sum of $446.91 to pay the claim of Mike Arena of 5 Red Oak Drive, Cranston, RI
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02921;
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The sum of $535.82 to pay the claim of Barbara Mansour of 218 Pond Street, #501
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Woonsocket, RI 02895;
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The sum of $500.00 to pay the claim of Rachel Boiteau of 124 Bellevue Avenue, North
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Smithfield, RI 02896;
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The sum of $280.38 to pay the claim of John Sidney Baxter, Jr. of 96 Brewster Street,
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Pawtucket, RI 02860;
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The sum of $2,211.49 to pay the claim of Daniel Chasse of 331 Wayland Avenue,
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Providence, RI 02906.
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