Rhode Island - Session 2026
Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.)
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-30 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-30 | Latest Action | Introduced, referred to House Finance |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 7003 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | introduced |
| HB 7025 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Requires school committees to provide transportation for any students who resides two (2) or more miles from school.) | introduced |
| HB 7027 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | introduced |
| HB 7032 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY | introduced |
| HB 7414 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE | introduced |
| HB 7596 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | introduced |
| HB 7909 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT | introduced |
| HB 8125 | AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MILITARY CHILD ACT | introduced |