SB 2142STATE · Rhode IslandIn Committee

AN ACT RELATING TO 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.

Voted: 4/1/2026

How representatives voted

30 yea·4 nay

Action history

  • 4/1/202604/01/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
  • 3/31/202603/31/2026 Senate read and passed
  • 3/27/202603/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026)
  • 3/26/202603/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
  • 3/24/202603/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/26/2026)
  • 3/3/202603/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2/27/202602/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
  • 1/16/202601/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary