Rhode Island State Representative

Charlene Lima 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7267

Introduced
1/23/26  
Created a peer-to-peer car sharing program, which will prescribe insurance coverage and other related details while using a car sharing application.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7398

Introduced
1/28/26  
Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7397

Introduced
1/28/26  
Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7380

Introduced
1/28/26  
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in all local, state and federal public office elections.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7603

Introduced
2/11/26  
Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7718

Introduced
2/12/26  
Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. It also prohibits the sale of a force-fed poultry product or food containing a force-fed poultry product.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7812

Introduced
2/12/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,500,000 FOR THE MESHANTICUT LAKE PAVED WALKING PATH IN CRANSTON (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $3,500,000 for the Meshanticut Lake paved walking path in Cranston.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7772

Introduced
2/12/26  
Requires all health care workers who are employed on any Sunday or holiday, to be compensated at the rate of time and one-half.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7309

Introduced
1/23/26  
Authorizes a property owner to pursue reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards that affect life, infrastructure, or essential land uses without prior approval.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7817

Introduced
2/26/26  
Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from refusing to provide coverage for a prescription drug chosen for a patient by the patient’s healthcare provider.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7816

Introduced
2/26/26  
Requires pharmacy benefit managers to provide medical justification for denying any claim for prescription drug benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7820

Introduced
2/26/26  
Makes persons who were convicted of crimes forty or more years ago eligible to have their records expunged, with certain exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7821

Introduced
2/26/26  
Creates the rebuttable presumption that joint legal custody and shared placement is in the best interest of the child and create a mechanism in constructing a parenting plan should the court deviate from equal parenting time.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7815

Introduced
2/26/26  
Provides for autologous blood donations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7814

Introduced
2/26/26  
Requires prescription benefit managers to approve a specific medication prescribed by a doctor when supported by a notarized medical necessity letter and requires that any denial be reviewed and documented by a licensed medical expert.