Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7127: AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR TH
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2026
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027 (MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027)
What the bill says
A joint resolution required pursuant to R.I. Const., Art. XIV, Sec. I. JOINTRESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND RESOLVED, that a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly voting therefor, the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island be proposed to the qualified electors of the State for their approval in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the Constitution, and that it take the place of Article IX, Section 14, which is hereby…
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
a joint resolution required pursuant to R.I. Const., Art. XIV, Sec. I. JOINTRESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND RESOLVED, that a majority of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly voting therefor, the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island be proposed to the qualified electors of the State for their approval in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of the Constitution, and that it take the place of Article IX, Section 14, which is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE IX - OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER Section 14. Veto power of governor -- Veto overrides by general assembly - Acts effective without action by governor. Every bill, resolution, or vote (except such as relate to adjournment, the organization or conduct of either or both houses of the general assembly, and resolutions proposing amendment to the Constitution) which shall have passed both houses of the general assembly shall be presented to the governor. If the governor approve it the governor shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become operative, but if the governor does not approve it the governor shall return it, accompanied by the governor's objections in writing to the house in which …