Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 58)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7437
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS - Extends the sunsetting of the "Don't Block the Box" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7415
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7420
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the current law on education to address unfunded mandates.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7453
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Education That Is Adequate, Equitable And Meaningful And Provides Judicial Enforcement Of This Provision.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7435
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT - Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7455
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2395
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Allows a person over 18 to purchase a stun gun or electronic dart gun and prohibits the sale of a stun gun or electronic dart gun to a person under 18 and criminalizes using a stun gun or electronic dart gun in a crime or against a police officer.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7428
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS - Commencing July 1, 2026, this act eliminates the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7409
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits a seller from imposing a surcharge fee on a customer who uses a credit card for a transaction occurring in the state.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2419
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Permits continuation of instructor-led virtual instruction for drivers’ education for two-year period. Board of education required to provide report comparing test scores of virtual versus in-person instruction to house speaker and senate president.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2396
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION - Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2421
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Prohibits contractors from submitting a single application to a local review board seeking a comprehensive permit for housing projects in certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2383
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7444
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Changes the retirement allowance based on accrued benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2377
Introduced
1/30/26
Refer
1/30/26
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic (appropriates The Sum Of $200,000 To The Rhode Island Free Clinic.)