AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT
Summary
Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 13, 2026
Signed Jun 24, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2026
D
Democratic32
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
upper
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/09/2026 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
06/05/2026 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/04/2026 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 20, 2026
Committee
05/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
03/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Britto
DDemocratic
P
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
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