Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7579: 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, February 6, 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
- Joseph Solomon (D) · primary sponsor
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
- Joseph Shekarchi, K. (D, HD-023)
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
- Enrique Sanchez (D, HD-009)
- Grace Diaz (D)
- William O'Brien (D)
- Joshua Giraldo (D, HD-056)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #240: PASSAGE (June 3, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on State Government & Elections: Passage (May 28, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- JOINT
Common questions
- What is H7579?
- H7579 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 H7579 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 H7579?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7579?
- Joseph Solomon (D), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7579?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7579.pdf
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