Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 148)

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7179

Introduced
1/21/26  
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS -- THE CHARLOTTE A. VACCA ACT - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations as part of any new construction.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7255

Introduced
1/21/26  
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7257

Introduced
1/21/26  
Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Establishing A State Spending Growth Limit Based On Inflation Or Personal Income Growth (proposes A Constitutional Amendment To Establish A State Spending Growth Limit Based On Inflation Or Personal Income Growth.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7182

Introduced
1/21/26  
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits the development of utility scale solar energy projects.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7232

Introduced
1/21/26  
ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND FUSION VOTING ACT - Establishes fusion voting in Rhode Island, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties, for the same office.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7226

Introduced
1/21/26  
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION - Expands Rhode Island Housing’s authority to revise the qualified allocation plan to prioritize cost-efficient affordable housing production and total units, while reducing the scoring weight of non-production-related criteria.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7230

Introduced
1/21/26  
HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - Designates the month of May, annually, as "Rhode Island Native Plant Month," with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize and educate people about Rhode Island's native plants.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7231

Introduced
1/21/26  
ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITY - Prohibits members of elected city/town political party committees as well as representative/senate district committees from serving on local canvassing authorities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7249

Introduced
1/21/26  
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Provides that any facility operated by the federal Department of Defense would be eligible for payment in lieu of taxes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7194

Introduced
1/21/26  
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT - Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7201

Introduced
1/21/26  
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Establishes the commercial sex buyer’s accountability program which consists of an instructional program on prostitution and human trafficking schemes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7203

Introduced
1/21/26  
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as required and to protect the community.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7186

Introduced
1/21/26  
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NOTIFICATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and would include emergency medical technicians eligible for benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7205

Introduced
1/21/26  
Allows eligible individuals serving sentences of imprisonment to seek sentence reductions from the superior court, individuals serving life without parole or minimum mandatory sentences pursuant to law, would not be eligible for such relief.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7191

Introduced
1/21/26  
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT - Allows a clinical laboratory, that is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, to analyze blood samples, from children under the age of six (6) years, for blood lead levels.