Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 93)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7617
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Provides that where the administration, use, or maintenance of epinephrine within schools and on buses is authorized, this use includes epinephrine delivery devices approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration and epinephrine nasal sprays.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7618
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY - Increases the maximum penalty for certain violations related to the cutting, removal, damage by injurious liquids or gases to trees, plants and shrubs on any public highway or public land under the jurisdiction of state agencies from $500 to $1,000.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7619
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING - Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7620
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE CONVERSION FACILITY ACT - Establishes the Plastic Waste Conversion Facility Act.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7624
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT - Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7625
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Commencing January 1, 2027, mandates insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the DOH and mandates the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7626
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND MATERNAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY ACT OF 2026 - Establishes the Rhode Island Maternal Health Improvement and Equity Act of 2026, to establish permanent statewide support for maternal health and to implement the maternal health strategic plan improving maternal health care and access.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7621
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CONSUMER PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Exempts certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA for food contact for consumer goods from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7622
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL - Authorizes the department of environmental management to issue and enforce rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of the food waste ban.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7623
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS METRICS - Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that state construction projects which cost in excess of $10,000,000 would need to consider.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7607
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SWIPE FEES - Prohibits the charging of swipe fees on taxes and gratuities.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7608
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
4/28/26
Engrossed
5/12/26
Refer
5/15/26
Report Pass
5/28/26
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY - Provides that no train or light engine would be used in connection with the movement of freight could be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons, would also include the imposition of fines upon a company for violation of the act.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7609
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Causes the enactment of the amendment of § 34-36.1-3.22 to be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7613
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
Report Pass
5/5/26
Engrossed
5/14/26
Refer
5/22/26
Report Pass
6/2/26
Engrossed
6/10/26
TAXATION -- TAX PREPARERS ACT OF 2013 - Provides penalties for tax preparers that purposefully mislead their clients or act as ghost preparers of tax returns and requires the tax administrator publish a list of tax preparers who have had their privileges to prepare returns revoked or suspended.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7614
Introduced
2/11/26
Refer
2/11/26
EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Provides that for the period up until July 1, 2027, an applicant for a teaching certificate in Rhode Island would not be required to complete a standardized teacher's examination as a prerequisite to obtaining a teaching certificate.