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4/13/2026
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Finance Committee meets twice this week to hear budget articles, amendments and department budgets
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Finance Committee will be meeting twice this week to continue hearing budget articles, amendments and department budgets.
The committee is chaired by Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Little Compton, Newport, Tiverton).
On Tuesday, April 14 at the RISE of the Senate (approximately 5 p.m. in Room 211 of the State House, the committee will hear the FY 26 revised and FY 27 budgets for the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, the Mental Health Advocate and the Department of Health. It will also hear testimony on FY 27 budget Article 10, Sections 1 and 2 (988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) and the Governor’s Budget Amendment #6 (Rural Health Transformation Program).
On Thursday, April 16 at the RISE of the Senate (approximately 5 p.m.) in Room 211 of the State House, the committee will hear testimony on the FY 26 revised and FY 27 budgets for the Department of elementary and Secondary Education. It will also hear testimony on the following articles from the FY 27 budget:
The meetings will be televised by Capitol Television on: Cox Communications, channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) on 15; and Verizon, on channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv
For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558
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