Rhode Island State Representative

Nathan Biah 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7938

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires the examination for licensing of certified nursing assistants by the department of health to be administered in both English and Spanish.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8012

Introduced
2/27/26  
Creates the RI Pedestrian Safety Act allows cities and town to use automated safety monitoring which a civil fine of $50 for violations.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7866

Introduced
2/27/26  
Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7909

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/9/26  
Redefines dyslexia to mean a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8001

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Engrossed
4/30/26  
Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAFE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.
RI

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.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7870

Introduced
2/27/26  
Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7900

Introduced
2/27/26  
Ensures any public school with available seats, after completion of the initial enrollment period for students, shall make all open seats available to other students residing within the same school district.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8177

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes a fund and the operations necessary for a hotline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis management. Also instates a monthly surcharge on telephone lines to fund the 988 call center.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7989

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/30/26  
Exempts certain vehicles that are not manufactured with the proper front plate registration bracket from the requirement that motor vehicles display a front facing registration plate.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8059

Introduced
2/27/26  
Allows nonprofit organizations to participate in permitted games of chance upon registering with the state police on an annual basis. The nonprofit would be exempt from any required background checks by local law enforcement.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8170

Introduced
2/27/26  
Restore the rights of school administrators and staff members, who have retired to exceed the ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment and work up to one hundred eighty (180) days during a school year.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8072

Introduced
2/27/26  
Allows a person over 18 to purchase a stun gun or electronic dart gun and prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to a person under 18 and criminalizes using a stun gun or electronic dart gun in a crime or against a police officer.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8087

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/16/26  
Engrossed
4/28/26  
Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.