Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 72)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2550
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY - Requires as part of the director of administration’s report to the general assembly to include information on the number of hybrid, combustion engine, plug-in hybrid, and ZEV vehicles in the light duty fleet. This act would take effect upon passage.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2546
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS - Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2537
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS RETIREMENT - Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2556
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
EDUCATION -- THE BRIGHT TODAY SCHOLARSHIP AND OPEN ENROLLMENT EDUCATION ACT - Establishes a new educational program that allows students to enroll public and private schools of their choice.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2545
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2575
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential recovery houses that are not applicable to other residential homes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2542
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN - Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2574
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Prohibits municipalities from restricting certain landscaping equipment based on its power source.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2521
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD - Amends the obligation of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island and use customers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2540
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
EDUCATION -- EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNT PROGRAM - Establishes a new program where the per pupil funding, calculated annually by RIDE, would be transferred into a newly created educational funding account run by the children's scholarship fund to pay for educational expenses.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2543
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2554
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT - Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2530
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BIODIESEL PRODUCTS - Establishes minimum percentages of bio-based product contained in heating oil sold in the state and sets dates for compliance to set standards.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2523
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS-VEHICLE SAFETY BARRIERS - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishments when new construction or renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2526
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.