HB 7544

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7544

Session 2026

Status in_committee

House in_committee 2026-04-08

Summary

Prohibits state agencies from entering into software contracts that limit the agency's ability to install or run the software of the agency's choosing on their hardware.

Sponsor

Casimiro

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-06	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-08	Status	in_committee
2026-04-08	Latest Action	Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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