Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 160)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2198
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Blockchain And Cryptocurrency (creates A 5 Member Commission To Recommend Legislative Proposals For Blockchain And Cryptocurrency, And Submit An Interim Progress Report By January 5, 2027, And A Final Report By January 5, 2028, And Would Expire On February 5, 2028.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2237
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $3,000,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $3,000,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2273
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Sets the zoning statewide for “family child care homes” to no fewer than twelve (12) children maximum.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2208
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Engrossed
5/7/26
Refer
5/8/26
EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2256
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2278
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DETENTION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2323
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS ACT - Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2265
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2229
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2334
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
5/14/26
Engrossed
5/19/26
Refer
5/20/26
ELECTIONS -- SAFEGUARDING ELECTION CANDIDATES USING REASONABLE EXPENDITURES ACT - Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2295
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2300
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 - Defines “anti-Semitism” for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2320
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH - Requires employers to protect employees from extreme temperatures through rest breaks, PPE, training, and equipment, and mandates quarterly supervisor training, to recognize and mitigate heat- and cold-related risks.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2240
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2281
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
Report Pass
3/26/26
Engrossed
3/31/26
Refer
4/1/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.