Rhode Island State Representative

Joseph Mcnamara 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 H7953

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7877

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for appliance and specified equipment purchased or installed after January 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7925

Introduced
2/27/26  
Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program, mandates that RI DOH establishes rules regulations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7961

Introduced
2/27/26  
Makes construction contractors civilly liable and/or jointly civilly liable for any claims of wage theft or nonpayment from an employee against the contractor, its subcontractors and any subcontractor.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7881

Introduced
2/27/26  
Prohibits public utilities, serving greater 100,000 customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7910

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates the extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper program for the recycling of packaging and paper products.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7903

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires schools to implement a plan to provide academic accommodation for a student who has been diagnosed with a concussion or other brain injury.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7954

Introduced
2/27/26  
Regulates how certain large social media platforms utilize algorithms.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7929

Introduced
2/27/26  
Limits the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7906

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8197

Introduced
2/27/26  
Exempts new or used bicycles and bicycle parts from sales and use taxes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7990

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes efficiency standards for tires intended to increase efficiency and improve emissions standards.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8131

Introduced
2/27/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS (Creates a 13-member joint commission to study Rhode Island’s method of funding charter schools, and would report back to the Governor and the General Assembly by April 1, 2027, and would expire on July 1, 2027.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8086

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth birthday, whichever is later.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8019

Introduced
2/27/26  
Increases the additional permit fee cap on residential construction that supports electronic permitting and residential construction workforce training from one hundred dollars ($100) to one hundred fifty dollars ($150).