Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 2)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7891
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
House Resolution Requesting The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission To Terminate Gas Line Extension Allowances As Part Of Docket 25-45-ge
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8002
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Permits the construction of residential buildings that are up to four (4) stories and sixteen (16) dwelling units with a single staircase under certain conditions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7927
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Requires a nursing and assisted living facility to allow its residents to connect their electronic monitoring devices to its internet service without incurring any extra cost or charges.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7921
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACISTS TEST-AND-TREAT AUTHORITY ACT - Authorizes pharmacists to order, perform and interpret CLIA-waived tests authorized by statewide protocol and prescribe medications, and permits coverage by all health insurance carriers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7930
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7836
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
4/28/26
Engrossed
5/12/26
Refer
5/22/26
Report Pass
5/28/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS, AND ESTHETICIANS - Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8026
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Repeals the Tiverton tax credit for totally disabled veterans and includes a veteran's unmarried widow or widower for a tax credit in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) or greater.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7858
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires that any private short-term disability insurance (STDI) carrier that bids to provide coverage to Rhode Island state employees must cover all eligible employees, regardless of age.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8019
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Increases the additional permit fee cap on residential construction that supports electronic permitting and residential construction workforce training from one hundred dollars ($100) to one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7933
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS - Clarifies and updates language in the office of state medical examiners statute to address outdated or ambiguous language, outdated practices, outdated position titles/qualifications, and ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8013
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES - Gives mobile home residents a right of first refusal to buy or lease their park, requiring owners to notify the residents’ association and the Department of Business Regulation of bona fide offers and allow time to match the terms.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8028
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- DAM MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS - Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7889
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION -- UTILITY OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES - Applies to electric generating facilities generating electricity on/after 1/1/25 regarding sale/transmission of electricity/facility restructing/last-resort service.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7961
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Makes construction contractors civilly liable and/or jointly civilly liable for any claims of wage theft or nonpayment from an employee against the contractor, its subcontractors and any subcontractor.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7937
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTING UNWARRANTED FACILITY FEES - Prohibits the addition of facility fees when healthcare services are not rendered on a hospital campus.