Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 156)

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2311

Introduced
1/23/26  
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Strengthens consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices and clarifies an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2220

Introduced
1/23/26  
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Clean Air Preservation Act that establishes a regulatory process to prohibit polluting atmospheric experimentation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2291

Introduced
1/23/26  
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT - Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2235

Introduced
1/23/26  
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- AUDITOR GENERAL - Requires the auditor general to conduct performance audits of all state agencies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2250

Introduced
1/23/26  
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. The initial amount is based upon population, and increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2266

Introduced
1/23/26  
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2249

Introduced
1/23/26  
TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2239

Introduced
1/23/26  
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2230

Introduced
1/23/26  
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2326

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
5/6/26  
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2329

Introduced
1/23/26  
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS - Allows on and after September 1, 2026, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and requires DMV to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2236

Introduced
1/23/26  
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $100,000 For The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice & Bias (this Resolution Would Appropriate The Sum Of $100,000 To The Rhode Island Commission On Prejudice And Bias.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2238

Introduced
1/23/26  
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $640,000 in 2026 dollars. Applies to tax years 2027 and thereafter and not retroactively.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2257

Introduced
1/23/26  
Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Executive Office Of Health And Human Services (eohhs) To Adopt An Electronic Preadmission Screening And Resident Review (pasrr) System
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2245

Introduced
1/23/26  
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.