Rhode Island bill sets state library aid at 25% of municipal expenditures for fiscal year 2027

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES (Requires that the state’s share to support public library services in fiscal year 2027 be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated and expended by the city or town in the second preceding fiscal year.)

Last action · May 7, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Mark McKenney and 7 others

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What This Bill Proposed

The state share supporting public library services in 2027 is required to be fixed at 25% of the amount appropriated and expended by each city or town in the .

Who It Would Have Affected

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Public libraries

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Cities and towns

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How is the state's share of library aid calculated for fiscal year 2027?

It is fixed at twenty-five percent of the amount appropriated and expended by the city or town in the .

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

May 7, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 1, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)
Mar 4, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

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