Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 154)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2212
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Engrossed
5/7/26
Refer
5/8/26
EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2284
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2332
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Engrossed
5/5/26
Refer
5/6/26
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2318
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Engrossed
5/7/26
Refer
5/8/26
CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES - Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2204
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Strengthens consumer protections by including definitions related directly to deceptive trade practices inherent in the insurance claim process.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2216
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS - Provides for a comprehensive criminal and employment background check procedure for all school employees.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2319
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2261
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
INSURANCE -- FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES - Amends Rhode Island's standard fire insurance policy by codifying uniform, transparent appraisal procedures and payment obligations that reflect contemporary claim-handling practices while preserving long-standing consumer protections.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2202
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs the public utilities commission to establish a standardized framework for determining authorized common equity ratios and authorized rates of returns on equity for public utilities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2224
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE - Requires the executive climate change coordinating council to evaluate and make recommendations for the use of carbon emissions removal technology as an alternative to reducing carbon emissions and meeting climate goals.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2309
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Amends certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2285
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Increases sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm. Requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole/ probation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2196
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DIGITAL ASSET KEYS -- PROHIBITION OF PRODUCTION OF PRIVATE KEYS - Prohibits the compelled production of a private key as it relates to a digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2210
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL TRAUMA KIT ACT - Requires every elementary and secondary school within the State of Rhode Island to provide and maintain clearly visible and easily accessible trauma kits within the school. It also provides immunity if assistance is rendered.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2268
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Allows faith-based organizations to develop affordable housing on land they own provided at least 50 % of the housing to be developed is low- or moderate-income housing and the land is owned or held in trust by the faith-based organizations.