Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 155)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2470
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/11/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Enrolled
4/14/26
Passed
4/22/26
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Permits the town of Barrington to assess an annual dog licensing fee of seven dollars ($7.00).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2471
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS - Permits municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2472
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/5/26
Engrossed
3/10/26
Refer
3/11/26
Report Pass
3/24/26
Enrolled
4/14/26
Passed
4/22/26
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- DOGS - Increases the fines for dog ordinance violations in the town of Barrington.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2473
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT - Addresses any single-family construction, townhouse construction, and multi-family construction complying with the Standards for Visitable Units of the ANSI' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2491
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Changes the date for the election of delegates to the conventions from the fourth Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday in March 2028.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2492
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTHCARE TRANSACTION OVERSIGHT ACT - Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2479
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE OUT ACT - Prohibits law enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who were hired as a sworn officer of the US Immigration and Customs enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025, and applies prospectively to an individual hired on or after October 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2480
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes traffic accident data a public record, subject to federal law.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2481
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
5/21/26
Refer
5/29/26
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 Senate Bill S2482
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Amends the section of law relative to violations for driving after denial, revocation or suspension of a license and expands the list of offenses for which an unlicensed motorist would be in violation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2483
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT - Establishes the right of healthcare providers and payers to refuse to engage in medical services that violate their conscience.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2489
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION - Amends the definition of "domestic violence" to include the coercive control of another resulting in a pattern of behavior that in purpose or effect unreasonably interferes with another person's free will or personal liberty.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2490
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS - Allows automatic voter registration for Rhode Islanders applying for hunting and fishing licenses.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2573
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM - Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2574
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Prohibits municipalities from restricting certain landscaping equipment based on its power source.