Rhode Island State Representative

Charlene Lima 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7822

Introduced
2/26/26  
Requires that an independent forensic audit of the department of transportation be commissioned by the attorney general.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7819

Introduced
2/26/26  
Creates a civil cause of action for any municipality that incurs extraordinary emergency response costs arising from a mass casualty event may bring a civil action in the superior court to recover such costs from a private property owner.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7824

Introduced
2/26/26  
Terminates the requirement that the public utilities commission allocate five million dollars ($5,000,000) annually to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for use with energy efficient programs.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7702

Introduced
2/11/26  
Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7703

Introduced
2/11/26  
Suspends the gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies until January 1, 2036.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7701

Introduced
2/11/26  
Removes the state-owned property from property exempt from local property taxes.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7694

Introduced
2/11/26  
Establishes an office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency, charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7650

Introduced
2/11/26  
Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license or permit may carry a stun gun. It would impose criminal penalties for a person to sell or transfer a stun gun to a person under the age of eighteen (18).
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Rhode Island House Bill H7610

Introduced
2/11/26  
Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2027.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7491

Introduced
2/4/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Report Pass
5/7/26  
Engrossed
5/14/26  
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7560

Introduced
2/6/26  
Substitutes "housing resources commission" with "department of health" for lead hazard mitigation purposes. It also makes it easier for a property owner to release funds put into an escrow account, if needed to make required repairs or improvements.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7550

Introduced
2/6/26  
Criminalizes and sets mandatory minimum sentences for the unlawful interference with traffic upon the federal and state highways of this state.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7559

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires landlords to register certain information for residential properties constructed prior to 1978 with the department of health on a statewide registry and defines which information may be viewed on a public database.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7707

Introduced
2/11/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $800,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $800,000 to WaterFire Providence.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7699

Introduced
2/11/26  
Eliminates the estate tax in Rhode Island.