SB 394 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT

Summary

Establishes guidelines for the expansion of high-quality public prekindergarten education programs for children ages three (3) and four (4) to increase children’s school readiness.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

30–4

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

04/09/2025 Referred to House Finance

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

04/08/2025 Senate read and passed

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/02/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

03/05/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

upper

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors