Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S3080: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT (Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.)
Status: Chaptered, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 13, 2026:
2026 -- S 3080 ======== LC005832 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOB ACT Introduced By: Senators Britto, McKenney, and Bissaillon Date Introduced: March 13, 2026 Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Title 39 of the General Laws entitled "PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOB ACT 39-36-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act". 39-36-2. Purpose. Thermal energy networks have the potential to contribute to the satisfaction of the greenhouse gas reduction and just-transition requirements of chapter 6.2 of title 42 while potentially offering reduced operating costs and decreased costs of future expansion. The purpose of the thermal energy network and jobs act is to facilitate the study of this technology in an effort to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island. 39-36-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Environmental justice focus area" means a census tract that meets one or more of the following criteria: (i) Annual median household income is not more than sixty-five percent …
Sponsors
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018) · primary sponsor
- Mark McKenney (D, SD-030)
- Jacob Bissaillon (D, SD-001)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House passed Sub B
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub B
- : Proposed Substitute
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to House Corporations
Votes
- Senate Seq #639: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #431: PASSAGE (June 9, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub B (June 8, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #385: (June 4, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture: Passage of Sub A (June 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture: Passage (June 2, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
Common questions
- What is S3080?
- S3080 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT (Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.).
- What is the status of S3080?
- Chaptered as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3080?
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3080?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3080B.pdf
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