HB 7552

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 11, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7552

Session 2026

Status in_committee

House in_committee 2026-02-11

Criminal Justice Education

Summary

Adds school superintendents, central office officials, school principals, and all other school employees, to the definition of a âpublic officialâ for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials.

Sponsor

Noret

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-06	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-11	Status	in_committee
2026-02-11	Latest Action	Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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