Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 11)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8123
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
4/14/26
Engrossed
4/30/26
Refer
5/1/26
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.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8131
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study Rhode Island's Method Of Funding Charter Schools (creates A 13-member Joint Commission To Study Rhode Island’s Method Of Funding Charter Schools, And Would Report Back To The Governor And The General Assembly By April 1, 2027, And Would Expire On July 1, 2027.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8065
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
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 (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8066
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM - Defines squatter as a person occupying a dwelling unit who is not authorized by the property owner, landlord or tenant to occupy the unit and provides remedies for property owner including police assistance to remove a squatter.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8058
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMPUTER CRIME - Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8059
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES - Allows nonprofit organizations to participate in permitted games of chance upon registering with the state police on an annual basis. The nonprofit would be exempt from any required background checks by local law enforcement.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8060
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD - Protects individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8061
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- JAILS AND PRISONS - Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8062
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HAZING - Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8063
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT - Requires that court sentencing a person for first degree sexual assault of first degree child molestation, have the approval of the victim before imposing any negotiated sentence upon the offender.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8064
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
4/2/26
Engrossed
4/7/26
Refer
4/14/26
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8093
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
Report Pass
4/2/26
Engrossed
4/7/26
Refer
4/14/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN - Expands the definition of "educational program" for purposes of the abused and neglected children general law to include charter schools, parochial schools, after school programs, camps and various other programs involving children.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8094
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Restores law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8095
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
MOTOR AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Clarifies that a magistrate or sentencing judge sitting in a court with jurisdiction over alcohol-related offenses shall, upon request, immediately grant a conditional hardship license after imposing a ninety (90) day hardship loss of license.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H8081
Introduced
2/27/26
Refer
2/27/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Allows a law enforcement agency to consider expunged records when issuing a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver.