HB 7305

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 31, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7305

Session 2026

Status in_committee

House in_committee 2026-03-31

Government Operations Transportation

Summary

Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.

Sponsor

Knight

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-23	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-31	Status	in_committee
2026-03-31	Latest Action	Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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