Rhode Island
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 8087 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7082 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8123 | AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- DECORATIONS (Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8125 | AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MILITARY CHILD ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7100 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Increases the yearly amount of money that retired teachers, who had been certified driver education teachers, could earn from fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), without a reduction in their retirement benefits.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8308 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRIMARY CARE CONTRACTING GOOD FAITH ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8309 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- FEE SCHEDULE TRANSPARENCY AND FAIR BILLING ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8310 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7644 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7160 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85).) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8434 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR FIREARM RELATED OFFENSES -- NYNY'S LAW | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7685 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7451 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 8251 | HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF THE ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, OR SIMILAR RECOGNITION, TO UNITED STATES SERVICE MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN HONDURAS FROM 1981 TO 1992 | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8000 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8001 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8003 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8353 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7767 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8267 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- EQUITABLE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER BAD DEBT (Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.) | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7802 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8061 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- JAILS AND PRISONS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7040 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7041 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8046 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7027 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7632 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7553 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7810 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8070 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7610 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7871 | AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RELOCATION OF UTILITY SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8312 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8410 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2026, TO BE THE "MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7915 | AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- REGULATION OF BOATS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7778 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8064 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7568 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8404 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CHILDREN'S MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7753 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7532 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SLUDGE MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8264 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8384 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES -- CASEY'S LAW | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7621 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8220 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7985 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8296 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8297 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7002 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7026 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7050 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7971 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8276 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7787 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7284 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8118 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7128 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7149 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7443 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7444 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8014 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8293 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST | 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 7556 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7520 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE -- UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8336 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7611 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7678 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CITY AND TOWN AFFAIRS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7559 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7560 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7731 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7526 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- STUDENT AND TEACHER CLASSROOM SAFETY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7135 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7856 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7857 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM INSPECTION AND CLEANING, LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION ACT | in_committee | 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 |
| HR 8285 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 107TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ON MARCH 15, 2026 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 8287 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2026, TO BE "MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7616 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL TRAUMA KIT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7115 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7669 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Limits early voting to eight (8) weekdays and the two (2) weekend days immediately preceding election day.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7417 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE SAVE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT | in_committee | 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 8253 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8024 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7719 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8088 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8096 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OFFENSES AGAINST REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE LAWS (Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8097 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS (Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8149 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8190 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8196 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7422 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7638 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7694 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7699 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7703 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7715 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SMITHFIELD POLICE DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT DOUGLAS CERCE ON BEING NAMED THE 2025 RHODE ISLAND POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION DETECTIVE OF THE YEAR | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7507 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES (Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7513 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7545 | AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7549 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7552 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7574 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7577 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Allows any city, town, state and/or agency of a municipality or the state to report unpaid fines of two hundred dollars ($200) or more to the division of motor vehicles as grounds for refusal of registration.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7336 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE -- UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7582 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7590 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7592 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7039 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PEACE OFFICER MAXIMUM WORKDAY AND OVERTIME COMPENSATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7489 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7150 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7409 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7421 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7379 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 7406 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JULY OF 2025 AS "FRAGILE X AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7212 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7038 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Establishes a set rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for certain writs, citations or subpoenas.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7390 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7308 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7072 | AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7254 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7085 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7102 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2025, AS "NATIONAL SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS WEEK"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7093 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7055 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7013 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY"" ON JANUARY 9 | passed_lower | 2026 |