Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 177)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2930
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2931
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS - Transfers authority over the examination and licensing of telecommunications professionals to the state board of examiners of electricians and amends the composition of that body to require the inclusion of a telecommunications professional.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2916
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Increases the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2917
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Allows the town of Smithfield 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.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2918
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
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 Senate Bill S2919
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Spells out what a public works project includes and the requirements of this section shall apply to all such public works projects.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2920
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Senate Resolution Urging State Agencies To Expand Access To Retirement Advice And Guidance For Rhode Island State Employees To Ensure A Secure And Dignified Retirement
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2932
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Makes construction contractors civilly liable and/or jointly civilly liable for any claims of wage theft or nonpayment from an employee against the contractor, its subcontractors and any subcontractor.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2933
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
EDUCATION -- TEACHERS’ TENURE - Allows the dismissal of a teacher after the March 1 deadline if there is gross misconduct by a teacher upon a student. This act would allow the notice to be given at any time and will not have time constraints.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2934
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Allows a different minimum salary schedule for Providence public school teachers and provides a process for the dismissal and demotion of teachers. The reconstitution and control of the Providence public schools would terminate on June 30, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2921
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2922
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Report Pass
4/29/26
Engrossed
5/7/26
Refer
5/8/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP - Establishes the Rhode Island center for employee ownership to facilitate businesses in transitioning to an employee-owned business model.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2923
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
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.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2924
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
Report Pass
5/26/26
Engrossed
5/28/26
Refer
5/29/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT - Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island Senate Bill S2912
Filed/Introduced
Introduced
3/4/26
Refer
3/4/26
PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY - Amends the definition of abandoned property by imposing the requirement that the building owner be notified of the violation and has failed to address such violations in the timeframes set forth in the notice of violation or court order.