Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 21)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8086
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
4/2/26
Engrossed
4/7/26
Refer
4/14/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth birthday, whichever is later.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8133
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING - Assesses a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2653
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE - Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2671
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Requires Medicaid to cover services by licensed certified lactation counselors and EOHHS to oversee and implement the program and track related costs and use. It also ensures reimbursement consistent with similar providers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8058
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME - Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8062
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HAZING - Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2694
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
5/12/26
Engrossed
5/19/26
Refer
5/20/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- DISABLED VETERAN HOME MODIFICATION ACT - Prohibits the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2673
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Provides modifications for payments of interest on student loans shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income to an amount equal to the payments of interest for the satisfaction of outstanding student loans.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8193
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX - Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2686
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE OFFICE OF THE ELDER ADVOCATE - Establishes the office of the elder advocate to promote the rights of older adults in Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2702
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Requires condominium associations to charge a reduced fee to update a condominium resale certificate after issuance of the initial certificate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7942
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Requires insurance companies to prove that a healthcare service or procedure is not medically necessary.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8192
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Provides a tax upon the endowment of a private institution of higher education equal to two percent (2%) upon each dollar over $1,000,000,000.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8120
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION - Allows the personal representative of a decedent’s estate to discharge the estate tax lien by recording with decedent’s municipality, a statement stating decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal estate tax filing pursuant to §44-22-1.1.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8107
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Repeals the provisions of § 34-7-4 regarding rights of footway being acquired by adverse possession.