Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 99)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7517
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Strengthens consumer protections in insurance claims by expanding definitions of unfair claims settlement practices and clarifies an insured’s right to pursue bad-faith remedies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7538
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/30/26
Engrossed
4/16/26
Refer
5/1/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT - Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7539
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7529
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY - Broadens the definition of "teacher" and create a comprehensive bill of rights for school teachers.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7530
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7531
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE - Repeals the 2021 Act on Climate which established a statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate in its entirety.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7494
Introduced
2/4/26
Refer
2/4/26
ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Requires the board of elections to establish a secure area for the public observation of mail ballot processing and require the mail ballot voter’s signature be compared to the signature on file within the state central voter registration system.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7495
Introduced
2/4/26
Refer
2/4/26
ELECTIONS -- SAFEGUARDING ELECTION CANDIDATES USING REASONABLE EXPENDITURES ACT - Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7514
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PROTECTING RHODE ISLANDERS FROM COERCIVE ECONOMIC TACTICS AT GROCERY STORES - Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7526
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- STUDENT AND TEACHER CLASSROOM SAFETY - Establishes provisions for student and teacher classroom safety and provides the authority to remove students from classrooms. This act provides for student and educator protections from said removals.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7527
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
EDUCATION -- EDUCATION MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ACT - Requires that student mentors in public schools be certified support educators, ensuring mentors have professional training, established student relationships, and access to skills and information needed to support student success.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7528
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TEACHERS GENERALLY - Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to disclose whether a potential applicant's name appears on a list of teachers terminated for good cause.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7536
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance providers to provide insurance coverage for pharmacists’ services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7490
Introduced
2/4/26
Refer
2/4/26
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES -- OVERTIME - Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island House Bill H7535
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
FOOD AND DRUGS -- COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT - Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.