Rhode Island State Representative

Jennifer Stewart 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 H7876

Introduced
2/27/26  
Excludes nuclear power from the office of energy resources and division of public utilities from participation, procuring and entering into long-term contracts.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7890

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8021

Introduced
2/27/26  
Addresses any single-family construction, townhouse construction, and multi-family construction complying with the Standards for Visitable Units of the ANSI' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7944

Introduced
2/27/26  
Amends the provisions for insurance coverage of mental health, mental illness, and substance use disorders.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7993

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7946

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires health insurers to comply with federal mental health parity laws, prevent discriminatory treatment limits, and ensures meaningful mental health and substance use coverage in all benefit classifications.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7998

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires the governor, when presenting his proposed budget articles for each fiscal year to set forth the climate considerations that were undertaken to move the state towards the mandated goals set forth in the 2021 Act on Climate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7951

Introduced
2/27/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE (Creates a 17-member legislative commission to study women’s reproductive health across the life course, and would report back to the House by March 2, 2027, and would expire on May 2, 2027.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7880

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7994

Introduced
2/27/26  
Expands the DCYF powers by overseeing and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7948

Introduced
2/27/26  
Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7841

Introduced
2/27/26  
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 H7945

Introduced
2/27/26  
Provides that for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, payors would rely upon criteria which reflect generally accepted standards of care when developing coverage.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7943

Introduced
2/27/26  
Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7888

Introduced
2/27/26  
Provides that effective July 1, 2026, the profit margin of any electric distribution company or distributor of natural gas, would not exceed four percent (4%), in any given calendar year.