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RI S2304
Bill
Status
1/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Ana Quezada
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AI Summary
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Requires incarcerated persons to be counted at their last known home address rather than their correctional facility location for redistricting purposes, affecting congressional, state legislative, and local government districts
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Department of Corrections must collect and maintain electronic records of legal residence and demographic data (race, Hispanic/Latino origin, age over 18) for all persons entering custody after January 1, 2027
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Department of Corrections must submit annual reports to the Division of Statewide Planning by May 1 each year with incarcerated population data as of April 1
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Persons with unknown or out-of-state addresses will be excluded from geographic population counts and allocated to a non-geographic state unit similar to overseas military personnel
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Adjusted redistricting data must be published within 30 days of federal census data release and shall not be used for distributing state or federal aid
Legislative Description
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
Elections
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
1/23/2026