Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 88)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2507
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RECOGNITION OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES - Recognizes the Seaconke Wampanoag tribe as a Native American Indian tribe for the limited purpose of assisting this tribe in establishing eligibility for federal benefits and privileges.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2474
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Requires landlords of residential properties built before 1978 to register lead hazard mitigation information with the department of health and the information would remain private and only accessible by specific entities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7593
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax firearm safety equipment, storage devices, gun safes, gun cabinets, gun vaults, gun cases, strong boxes, cable locks, trigger locks and biometric locks.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2498
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- INSPECTION OF PERSONNEL FILES - Expands the obligations of employers to create, maintain and retain their employees' personnel records, it requires that records be retained for at least 3 years after employee's termination. It also increases the financial penalties for each violation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7592
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS - Permits dealers without a distributor's license to resell cigars, and ultra premium pipe tobacco, excluding pipe tobacco intended for cigarettes, to other dealers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7545
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Creates a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2500
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- E-VERIFY COMPLIANCE - Establishes the E-Verify compliance program which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to agree to participate in the program, if accepted.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7513
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7530
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7551
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
4/28/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING - Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud and allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters and creates penalties for real estate title fraud.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7517
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Strengthens consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices and clarifies an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7572
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
4/16/26
Engrossed
4/30/26
Refer
5/1/26
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Adds early voting to the 50 feet buffer prohibitions against politicking during election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7543
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTERNET ACCESS AND ADVERTISING BY FACSIMILE - Requires that video or photography generated by artificial intelligence or “AI” that is posted on a public platform contain a marking disclosing that it has been generated by AI.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2471
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS - Permits municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7577
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Allows any city, town, state and/or agency of a municipality or the state to report unpaid fines of two hundred dollars ($200) or more to the division of motor vehicles as grounds for refusal of registration.