Policy-focused browsing for Rhode Island legislation.
| Bill | Title | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 7037 |
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer.) 2026 | House
|
introduced | Casimiro |
| HB 7040 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION 2026 | House
|
introduced | Bennett |
| HB 7802 |
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS 2026 | House
|
introduced | O'Brien |
| HB 8185 |
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE 2026 | House
|
introduced | Baginski |
| HB 8353 |
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE 2026 | House
|
introduced | Hull |
| SB 2395 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Thompson |
| SB 2726 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- RESPONSIBLE FIREARM PURCHASING ACT 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | McKenney |
| SB 3204 |
AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE CUMBERLAND LODGE #14, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Pearson |
| SB 2403 |
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Raptakis |
| SB 3119 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Tikoian |
| HB 7589 |
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Cortvriend |
| HB 7755 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS -- RESPONSIBLE FIREARM PURCHASING ACT 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Boylan |
| HB 8072 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Casey |
| SB 2326 |
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Appollonio |
| SB 2935 |
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Ciccone |
| HB 7173 |
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Kennedy |
| HB 7987 |
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Tanzi |
| HB 8368 |
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- TOWN OF HOPKINTON MUNICIPAL COURT 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Kennedy |
| HB 7280 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Place |
| SB 2053 |
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Appollonio |
| SB 2279 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Patalano |
| SB 2599 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Bissaillon |
| SB 2712 |
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | Ciccone |
| SB 2952 |
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING -- YOUTH TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICING 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | DiMario |
| HB 8296 |
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Read |