Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 38)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7206
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Grants an affirmative defense for certain privileged communications, including communications made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7207
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- DEATH BY WRONGFUL ACT - Expands the statute of limitations with respect to any wrongful act resulting in the death of a child in utero or within six (6) months after the birth of the child, to ten (10) years after the death of the child.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7232
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND FUSION VOTING ACT - Establishes fusion voting in Rhode Island, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties, for the same office.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7233
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
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 House Bill H7234
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTION - Changes primary election to Wednesday if after Labor Day and does not mandate local boards of election to have voter registration drive at high school.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7235
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Removes nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7247
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
PUBLIC FINANCE -- REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCES - Changes the timeframe of the Revenue Estimating Conferences meeting to within the last ten (10) days of April and the first ten (10) days of November of each year.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7248
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. The initial amount is based upon population, and increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7249
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Provides that any facility operated by the federal Department of Defense would be eligible for payment in lieu of taxes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7250
Introduced
1/21/26
Refer
1/21/26
PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET - Requires the general assembly to cap expenditures based on a five (5) year increase in personal income or the annual rate of inflation based on the consumer price index.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7004
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE SUPERFUND ACT OF 2026 - Creates the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7005
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
1/27/26
Engrossed
2/3/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/12/26
Enrolled
4/2/26
Passed
4/10/26
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7006
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Expands the definition of “book or other writing” to sales up to one thousand five hundred (1,500) copies and deny the sales tax exemption for third-party sales.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7007
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
1/27/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
2/26/26
Passed
3/31/26
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Entitles disabled and military voters to utilize electronically transmitted ballots.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7008
Introduced
1/7/26
Refer
1/7/26
Report Pass
3/31/26
Engrossed
4/14/26
Refer
5/1/26
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES - Includes the governor's commission on disabilities in the decision making process for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program and requires an annual report be submitted to the governor's commission.