HB 7879

Rhode Island House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 19, 2026.

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOB ACT.

Bill ID RI-2026-HB-7879

Session 2026

Status in_committee

House in_committee 2026-03-19

Energy Infrastructure / Utilities

Summary

Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.

Sponsor

Cortvriend

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-27	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-19	Status	in_committee
2026-03-19	Latest Action	Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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