STATE BILLRI S 2142ENGROSSED

Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN - Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 31, 2026; 226 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

RI S 2142 · EngrossedMar 31

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action: Referred to House Judiciary · Apr 1, 2026
Pending committee: Judiciary

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 1, 2026Referred to House JudiciaryHouse

Mar 31, 2026Senate read and passedSenate

Mar 27, 2026Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026)Senate

Mar 26, 2026Committee recommends passageSenate

Mar 24, 2026Scheduled for consideration (03/26/2026)Senate

Mar 3, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further studySenate

Feb 27, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)Senate

Jan 16, 2026Introduced, referred to Senate JudiciarySenate

Recorded votes

Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further studyMar 3, 2026 · Senate · 7 yea · 0 nayPassed

PassageMar 31, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 4 nayPassed

Senate Committee on Judiciary: PassageMar 26, 2026 · Senate · 8 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subjects

State Affairs And Government
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

State of Rhode Island profile →

Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.It's free.

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.