Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2103: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly
Status: Failed, May 21, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly with the zero-based budget phased in over a five (5) year period, commencing with the fiscal budget year of July 1, 2027.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
2026 -- S 2103 ======== LC004059 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET Introduced By: Senators de la Cruz, Rogers, Paolino, and E Morgan Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 35-3-4, 35-3-7 and 35-3-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-3 entitled "State Budget" are hereby amended to read as follows: 35-3-4. Estimates submitted by department heads. (a) On dates determined by the budget officer, but not later than the first day of October in each year, each head of a department of the state government, not including the general assembly or the judiciary, shall assemble, correlate, and revise, with power to increase or decrease, the estimates for expenditures and requests for appropriations for the next ensuing fiscal year of each of the divisions, boards, commissions, officers, bureaus, institutions, or agencies of the state included within his or her department, and, after this revision, shall prepare an itemized departmental estimate of the appropriations necessary to meet the financial needs of the department, including a statement in detail of all moneys for which any general or special appropriation is desired at the ensuing session of the general assembly. The estimate shall be in such form, …
Sponsors
- Jessica de la Cruz (R, SD-023) · primary sponsor
- Gordon Rogers (R, SD-021)
- Thomas Paolino (R, SD-017)
- Elaine Morgan (R, SD-034)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Votes
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage (May 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC FINANCE
Common questions
- What is S2103?
- S2103 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly.
- What does S2103 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly with the zero-based budget phased in over a five (5) year period, commencing with the fiscal budget year of July 1, 2027.)
- What is the status of S2103?
- Failed as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2103?
- Jessica de la Cruz (R, SD-023), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2103?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2103.pdf
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