Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S3264: JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (Repeals the General Assembly’s previous ratification of the Corwin Amendment.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the Thirty-Sixth United States Congress (12 Stat. 251) and was submitted to the states under Article V of the United States Constitution for ratification with no deadline given for completion of its ratification; and.
From the introduced text, May 5, 2026:
a joint resolution of the Thirty-Sixth United States Congress (12 Stat. 251) and was submitted to the states under Article V of the United States Constitution for ratification with no deadline given for completion of its ratification; and WHEREAS, The Rhode Island General Assembly ratified the Corwin Amendment on May 31, 1861, with the enactment of the May 1861, Resolution No. 4; and WHEREAS, The Corwin Amendment has not yet been ratified by three-fourths of the states and, therefore, is not part of the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, It is still possible that a sufficient number of states could belatedly ratify the Corwin Amendment thereby adding it to the United States Constitution, as occurred with the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was first proposed in 1789 and was not ratified by a sufficient number of states until 1992; and WHEREAS, With the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, the purposes of the Corwin Amendment have become moot; and therefore, be it RESOLVED, By the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, that the State of Rhode Island hereby rescinds its ratification of the following proposition, known as the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution: "ARTICLE XIII. No amendment shall be made to the …
Sponsors
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018) · primary sponsor
- Meghan Kallman (D, SD-015)
- Jonathon Acosta (D, SD-016)
- Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028)
- David Tikoian (D, SD-022)
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024)
- Samuel Zurier (D, SD-003)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the House Consent Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Votes
- House Seq #319: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 8, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #289: (May 28, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 21, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- JOINT
Common questions
- What is S3264?
- S3264 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (Repeals the General Assembly’s previous ratification of the Corwin Amendment.).
- What does S3264 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the Thirty-Sixth United States Congress (12 Stat. 251) and was submitted to the states under Article V of the United States Constitution for ratification with no deadline given for completion of its ratification; and.
- What is the status of S3264?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3264?
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3264?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3264.pdf
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