Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 44)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7286
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights law to add rules governing the interaction with encampments and includes the right to access clean and sanitary conditions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7306
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
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 House Bill H7271
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
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 House Bill H7282
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION - Increases the membership of the state crime laboratory commission from five (5) to nine (9). The overseer and co-executive secretaries of the commission have been changed to the deans of URI's colleges of pharmacy and engineering.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7318
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Increases the state’s regionalization bonus to six percent (6.0%) of the state’s fiscal year share of foundation education aid. This bonus would be ongoing and continuing so long as the district remains a regional school district.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7268
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT - Amends the definition of "small employer" for purposes of the small employer health insurance availability act to mean a business employing less than one hundred (100) employees rather than fifty (50) employees.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7307
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act which would require review and approval of rules with implementation and compliance costs of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more over a two-year period.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7300
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7309
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Authorizes a property owner to pursue reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards that affect life, infrastructure, or essential land uses without prior approval.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7297
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACT - Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7266
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT - Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers’ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7312
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the net taxable estate exemption to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7273
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7278
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
INSURANCE -- TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE ACT - Permits healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients remotely with store-and-forward technology when provision of services in such manner is consistent with the standard of care.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7302
Introduced
1/23/26
Refer
1/23/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition and support of the Lime Rock Foundation, Inc.