John G. Edwards
Rhode Island
Record ID: RI-House-70-EDWARDS-J
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 8580 | AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT (Amends the act which incorporated the North Tiverton fire district and reduces the number of tax assessors, subsequent to any voluntary resignations, from six (6) to four (4) after the annual 2026 meeting.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7298 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7570 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8025 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the town of Tiverton to authorize, by ordinance, a real estate tax credit for seniors over the age of sixty-five (65) years.) | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7629 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | enacted | 2026 |
| HR 7952 | JOINT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND (Amends the membership of the permanent legislative commission on child care with twenty-seven (27) members to ensure that the state has high quality and affordable childcare and early learning services network.) | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7773 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8253 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS | enacted | 2026 |
| HR 8629 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JULY 2026 AS "DISABILITY AWARENESS AND DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8029 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7550 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7616 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL TRAUMA KIT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8568 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7224 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8616 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "WORLD REFUGEE DAY"" AND RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF DORCAS INTERNATIONAL OF PROVIDENCE ON JUNE 20TH OF 2026 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7702 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8344 | HOUSE RESOLUTION WELCOMING THE NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL, SCOUTING AMERICA, TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON MARCH 24TH OF 2026, AND JOYFULLY CELEBRATING SCOUTING MONTH IN FEBRUARY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8026 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Repeals the Tiverton tax credit for totally disabled veterans and includes a veteran's unmarried widow or widower for a tax credit in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) or greater.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8032 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8040 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 8596 | HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING AND COMMEMORATING THE GROUNDSKEEPERS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN EXETER | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8583 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8152 | AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FORESTRY AND FOREST PARITY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7376 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7146 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7154 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8574 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON MAY 19TH, 2026 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8530 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8566 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2026 TO BE "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8415 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7320 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8339 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7393 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8541 | HOUSE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING ENHANCED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8490 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE NOREEN DREXEL BIRTHING CENTER FUND | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8352 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS (Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7695 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7504 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8475 | AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS (Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8417 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC. TO SUPPORT THE HILLSGROVE CLUBHOUSE PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. to support the Hillsgrove Clubhouse Program.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8172 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8174 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8175 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7687 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7572 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8282 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7538 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7551 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8465 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8494 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7996 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7503 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7590 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8467 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8408 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7859 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANIES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7865 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- WEATHER-RELATED LOSSES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7173 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 8455 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY"" ON APRIL 22 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8456 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8334 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND VOTING RIGHTS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7253 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7792 | JOINT RESOLUTION RESCINDING PREVIOUS ARTICLE V CONVENTION APPLICATIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7372 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7123 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Requires the Rhode Island housing authority to verify and document the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7124 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7125 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Authorized the town of Tiverton to require that fifty percent (50%) of new construction be affordable housing units if there is less than ten percent (10%) of affordable housing in the town.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7492 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTON | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7768 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7291 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7292 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT--COMPREHENSIVE PERMITS PROHIBITED IN WATERSHED OVERLAY PROTECTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7293 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Allows the town of Tiverton to receive a one-half (1/2) credit for affordable housing units for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformance with all zoning laws and/or ordinances of the town.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7294 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- TIVERTON | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7295 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7296 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7297 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACT (Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8439 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SYLVIA A. DELUCA | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8440 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RAYMOND A. CHOINIERE | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8444 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING LEANNE BARRETT FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND WISHING HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER NEW ROLE AT THE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8446 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 2026, AS "SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8447 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE "PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8316 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 TO THE MAIN STREET RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Main Street Rhode Island Program.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8181 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, RECONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE FUND -- EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLLING FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT VEHICLES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7935 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8360 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8328 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- PERMITTING VIRTUAL OR REMOTE COURT HEARINGS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7401 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8422 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC. ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING ITS ENDURING IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RHODE ISLANDERS | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7696 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TAX CREDIT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7756 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7272 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8081 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7650 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license or permit may carry a stun gun. It would impose criminal penalties for a person to sell or transfer a stun gun to a person under the age of eighteen (18).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8168 | AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7159 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACT (Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ and duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7256 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Allows for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) or less to have passenger registration license plates.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7331 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7915 | AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- REGULATION OF BOATS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7674 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7446 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8393 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE "ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8266 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EXPANDING PATHWAYS INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8373 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 172ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8375 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA) CHAPTER 106 "SOPHOCLES"" OF PROVIDENCE ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7969 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8277 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND WATER SYSTEM INSTALLERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7540 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7979 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7232 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND FUSION VOTING ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7566 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7660 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service, upon reaching age fifty-seven (57).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8246 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8342 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 24, 2026 AS âNATIONAL DIABETES ALERT DAY 2026â IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8343 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF SOJOURNER HOUSE OF RHODE ISLAND | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7879 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOB ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7884 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- FEDERAL BACKSTOP LANGUAGE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7147 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7490 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES--OVERTIME (Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7770 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7535 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8063 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8132 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DECARBONIZATION DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8131 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7906 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 7992 | JOINT RESOLUTION URGING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO STUDY AND REGULATE THE IMPACT OF WAKE BOATS ON RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC WATERWAYS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7759 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8260 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CATHERINE âKITTYâ PETRARCA | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7366 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7841 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7514 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PROTECTING RHODE ISLANDERS FROM COERCIVE ECONOMIC TACTICS AT GROCERY STORES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7534 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7322 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND MATERNAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY ACT OF 2026 | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7925 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program, mandates that RI DOH establishes rules regulations.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7832 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH, 2026, AS "PEACE CORPS WEEK"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7645 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7709 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND THANKING DR. CHRISTOPHER A. CAMPAGNARI, MD, ON HIS RETIREMENT AS A FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AFTER 32 YEARS OF PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE AND EXEMPLARY MEDICAL CARE | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7710 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 20TH OF 2026, TO BE "NATIONAL CAREGIVERS DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7711 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE DIAMOND HILL VINEYARDS ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7712 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR "THE YEAR OF THE HORSE"" ON FEBRUARY 17 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7713 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARY MAGAVERN WORRELL | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7487 | AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7598 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY OF 2026, AS "NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7599 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026, AS "211 DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND HONORING UNITED WAY 211 FOR ITS SERVICE TO RHODE ISLANDERS" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7429 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY | 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 7355 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS (Allows on and after September 1, 2026, an owner of motor vehicle(s) to transfer ownership and registration of said vehicle on their death, by a certificate of title designation and requires DMV to amend title forms, to include transfer-on-death language.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7381 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7231 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7497 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7409 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |