Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 170)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2137
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2138
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2129
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE HEALTH DATA PRIVACY ACT - Classifies, research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. Adds responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a requirement for specific and conspicuous consumer consent.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2130
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Requires all write-in votes, regardless of qualification, to be reported and published by the state board of elections, on its website.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2131
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - This act would add early voting to the 50 feet buffer prohibitions against politicking during election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2126
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
Report Pass
4/30/26
Engrossed
5/7/26
Refer
5/8/26
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2127
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2128
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION - Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2132
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Suffrage (proposes To The Voters Of The State A Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eligibility To Vote And To Be A Candidate.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2133
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES - Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2134
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- REGULATION OF SALES - Makes it unlawful for anyone under the age of 21 to operate a motor vehicle while knowingly having liquor in any part of the vehicle, except when accompanied by another adult who is 21 years of age or older and related to the operator.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2142
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
Report Pass
3/26/26
Engrossed
3/31/26
Refer
4/1/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMINENT DOMAIN - Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2143
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - Expands the definition of peace officers to include juvenile program workers and shift coordinators at the department of youth, children and families.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2144
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT - Permits the court to determine the number of hours a person would have to complete of a batters intervention program and gives the court discretion as to whether that person would be personally financially responsible for the costs thereof.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2139
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
1/16/26
Refer
1/16/26
EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.