Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 41)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2818
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Provides that retirees in the state pension system receive cost of living adjustments compounded into the retiree’s total retirement benefits each year beginning January 1, 2026. This act would be prospective only.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2830
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2026 BOND REFERENDA - Submits the state's 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of general obligation bonds totaling two hundred seventeen million dollars ($217,000,000) for approval of the electorate at the general election to be held in November 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2941
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- RESTRAINT OF JUVENILES - Limits use of restraints on juveniles in transport and court proceedings to safety or escape risks, requires least restrictive methods, and mandates reporting on when and why restraints were used.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2921
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2848
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Sojourner House In Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To Sojourner House To Support Its Permanent Housing Development Program That Provides Safe, Secure Housing To Individuals And Families Fleeing From Dangerous Situations.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2867
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care information.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2767
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT - Requires any public utility company that needs to close any state or municipal roadway for work to provide notice to all residential and business property owners located within 1,000 ft of the closed highway at least 48 hrs before the road closure.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2798
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND COORDINATE SYSTEM - Updates the RI coordinate system to adopt the most recent system of plane coordinates established by the NGS, a federal agency which is part of NOAA and the USDC. Modifies the meter to foot conversion to adopt the international foot to provide uniformity.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2994
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Report Pass
4/8/26
Engrossed
4/14/26
Refer
4/15/26
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of a Class B or Class B-H liquor license for the property located at 349 Main Street in the town of South Kingstown.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2860
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Requires the department of health to implement a tobacco control program that incorporates evidence-based best practices for tobacco prevention and cessation to prevent tobacco-related diseases and diminish tobacco use in the state.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2802
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION - Prohibits the use of artificial turf as material to cover compacted solid waste at a sanitary landfill.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7284
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT - Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7276
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7287
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - Clarifies the process of depositing settlement funds from non-multi-state initiatives and require that settlements could not be spent without express general assembly authorization.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7292
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT -- COMPREHENSIVE PERMITS PROHIBITED IN WATERSHED OVERLAY PROTECTION - Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.