Rhode Island State Representative

Jon Brien 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7553

Introduced
2/6/26  
Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7593

Introduced
2/6/26  
Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7592

Introduced
2/6/26  
Permits dealers without a distributor's license to resell cigars, and ultra premium pipe tobacco, excluding pipe tobacco intended for cigarettes, to other dealers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7545

Introduced
2/6/26  
Creates a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7513

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7577

Introduced
2/6/26  
Allows any city, town, state and/or agency of a municipality or the state to report unpaid fines of two hundred dollars ($200) or more to the division of motor vehicles as grounds for refusal of registration.
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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 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7580

Introduced
2/6/26  
Allows that public records stored in a computer system, upon request, be provided at no charge.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

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 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7524

Introduced
2/6/26  
HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE GOVERNOR TO SUPPORT AND TAKE ACTION TO EXPAND THE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CAPACITY INTO NEW ENGLAND
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

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 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7544

Introduced
2/6/26  
Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7536

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires health insurance providers to provide insurance coverage for pharmacists’ services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7528

Introduced
2/6/26  
Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to disclose whether a potential applicant's name appears on a list of teachers terminated for good cause.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7552

Introduced
2/6/26  
Adds school superintendents, central office officials, school principals, and all other school employees, to the definition of a “public official” for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials.