Rhode Island
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 7427 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7273 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7274 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7531 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7278 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7596 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7399 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Repeals pet care services from the services subject to sales tax as defined by §§ 44-18-7(19) and 44-18-7.3(b)(3).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7143 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7311 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION (Limits the authority of the Rhode Island commerce corporation to finance any transaction to five million dollars ($5,000,000) for any one individual, business entity or project.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7502 | AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7251 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7257 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- ESTABLISHING A STATE SPENDING GROWTH LIMIT BASED ON INFLATION OR PERSONAL INCOME GROWTH | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7659 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8035 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PROPERTY TAX/RENT FREEZE BILL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8120 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7226 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7568 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7799 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD DAYCARE PROVIDERS (Amends the law so that child daycare providers would be required to renew their licenses every two (2) years, instead of the current yearly renewal requirement.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7449 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES-ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7530 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7348 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7148 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REHABILITATION BUILDING AND FIRE CODE FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8246 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8065 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300â) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7785 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICES-NON-PARTISAN ELECTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7786 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICERS -- NON-PARTISAN ELECTION OF SECRETARY OF STATE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7791 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- COMBINING THE OFFICES OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8322 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7387 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- LINE ITEM VETO | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7139 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7174 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7176 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7177 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- MORATORIUM ON NET METERING, LONG-TERM CONTRACTS AND SUBSIDIES FOR HEAT PUMPS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7178 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR SITING ADVISORY TASKFORCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7285 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7563 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW EFFICIENCY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7175 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION-NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS (Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 8283 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING MIRANDA MARIE MUSUMECI ON BEING NAMED MISS IRELAND IN THE WEST WARWICK ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE 2026 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7233 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7732 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FAIRNESS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7240 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7365 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7368 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE MANNER IN WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE, DISABILITY INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER TRADITIONAL EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS ARE ACCORDED TO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS, SELF-DIRECTED PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS, SELF EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8233 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2026 AS "NATIONAL CREDIT EDUCATION MONTH"" AND COMMENDING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7663 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Provides a totally and permanently disabled veteran with a one hundred percent (100%) exemption from local taxation on real or personal property including real property located in any fire or lighting district.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7667 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING -- TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7418 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8149 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7646 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND MEDICAL LIABILITY ACTIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7798 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FIRST TIME HOME BUYER SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7801 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7807 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7714 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE RICHARD SERRA | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7268 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT (Amends the definition of "small employer"" for purposes of the small employer health insurance availability act to mean a business employing less than one hundred (100) employees rather than fifty (50) employees.)" | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7191 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT (Allows a clinical laboratory, that is incorporated in the State of Rhode Island, to analyze blood samples, from children under the age of six (6) years, for blood lead levels.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7590 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7591 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LICENSING AND MONITORING OF CHILD PLACING AGENCIES, CHILD CARING AGENCIES, FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE HOMES, AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7354 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES AND RULES OF THE ROAD | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7287 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7306 | AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- AUDITOR GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7370 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7384 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7420 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7421 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7441 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Effective January 1, 2028, Increases the hourly minimum wage in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for the Northeast Region for the previous four (4) fiscal years.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7459 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7460 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7392 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR NEW HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT AND NEW INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7140 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7181 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7266 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT (Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customersâ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7307 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny Act which would require review and approval of rules with implementation and compliance costs of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more over a two-year period.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7312 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Increases the net taxable estate exemption to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7315 | AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7316 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- REVIEW OF CONTRACTED SERVICES (Require the director of any state agency with more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in contracted services to conduct a review of said services and to provide a two percent (2%) reduction in said expenditures over five years.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7321 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS -- POST-RETIREMENT EMPLOYMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7196 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7207 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT (Expands the statute of limitations with respect to any wrongful act resulting in the death of a child in utero or within six (6) months after the birth of the child, to ten (10) years after the death of the child.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7250 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires the general assembly to cap expenditures based on a five (5) year increase in personal income or the annual rate of inflation based on the consumer price index.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7018 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE 70TH GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, THE HONORABLE EDWARD D. DIPRETE | passed_lower | 2026 |