Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 77)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2621
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM - Creates a state-run pilot program in Rhode Island that provides paid, low-barrier employment to individuals experiencing homelessness for community beautification and cleanup projects while connecting participants to supportive services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2635
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2624
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 - Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2616
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2579
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2597
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT - Increases minimum sentence for first degree sexual assault and provides first 10 years of a sentence for first degree sexual assault not be subject to a suspension or deferment of sentence.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2592
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICE ACT - Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2608
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT. - Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks without an exception and criminal and civil penalties for violations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2580
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
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 Senate Bill S2618
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Administratively seals, upon request of the defendant following the conclusion of the matter in district court, individual counts of any criminal complaints dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) that were filed on or after October 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7817
Introduced
2/26/26
Refer
2/26/26
INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from refusing to provide coverage for a prescription drug chosen for a patient by the patient’s healthcare provider.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7816
Introduced
2/26/26
Refer
2/26/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires pharmacy benefit managers to provide medical justification for denying any claim for prescription drug benefits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7818
Introduced
2/26/26
Refer
2/26/26
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth, 12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7820
Introduced
2/26/26
Refer
2/26/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Makes persons who were convicted of crimes forty or more years ago eligible to have their records expunged, with certain exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7821
Introduced
2/26/26
Refer
2/26/26
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Creates the rebuttable presumption that joint legal custody and shared placement is in the best interest of the child and create a mechanism in constructing a parenting plan should the court deviate from equal parenting time.