Rhode Island State Representative

Alex Finkelman 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7871

Introduced
2/27/26  
Allows the state to require utilities to relocate facilities for certain highway projects and to pay the cost of the relocation to the utility as part of the cost of the federally aided highway project.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8189

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes employer tax credits for establishing a retirement plan for employee participation with auto-enrollment.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7973

Introduced
2/27/26  
Excludes from the definition of an "employee" any individual employed in catering, commissary, or food establishment, for purposes of the provisions requiring payment of wages at one and one-half normal rate of pay for work on holidays and Sundays.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7806

Introduced
2/12/26  
Allows retired state employees to be reemployed by a municipality with no restrictions and with no loss of their existing retirement benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7033

Introduced
1/9/26  
Amends calculations of interest in civil actions a rate determined by average accepted auction price for last auction of 52 week U.S. treasury bills.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8168

Introduced
2/27/26  
Increases reimbursement caps promulgated in 2018 and applies to eligible costs for library projects incurred from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2031, or ending earlier if the Office of Library Information Services amends the regulations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8188

Introduced
2/27/26  
Defines an alternative nicotine product as any noncombustible product without tobacco leaf but nicotine from another source and also taxes alternative nicotine products at $2.00 per container up to 20 units.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7272

Introduced
1/23/26  
Prohibits the closure or significant reduction of services of a birthing center without notice, application, financial disclosure, public hearing, and approval by the department of health.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7328

Introduced
1/27/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JANUARY 27TH OF 2026, AS "INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY" AND COMMEMORATING THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7381

Introduced
1/28/26  
Authorizes a blanket permit and fee to allow the movement of self-propelled cranes which are in excess of size and weight load requirements, to move on state highways.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7388

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes a new high-cost special education fund to pool resources and generates income to support excess costs associated with providing services to special education students.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7406

Introduced
1/29/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JULY OF 2025 AS "FRAGILE X AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7497

Introduced
2/4/26  
Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7662

Introduced
2/11/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Report Pass
3/17/26  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Refer
3/27/26  
Report Pass
4/16/26  
Enrolled
4/28/26  
Authorizes the town of Middletown to adopt by ordinance, a veterans’ property tax exemption to any veteran, who was honorably discharged, or discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, regardless of dates or periods of service.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7027

Introduced
1/9/26  
Refer
1/9/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.