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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island bill phases in a zero-based state budget starting July 1, 2027
Last action · May 21, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: de la Cruz and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island requires the governor to submit a to the general assembly, phased in over a five-year period beginning with the fiscal budget year on July 1, 2027.
Alters how state agencies justify expenditures and how the governor constructs financial proposals for legislative review over a multi-year transition.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
governor
Must submit a zero-based budget phased in over a five-year period starting July 1, 2027.
general assembly
Receives the zero-based budget submissions from the governor for review.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- May 21, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 15, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- Jan 16, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Finance
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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