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Earl Read D

State Representative
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 21
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

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On Record (41)

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Requires that video or photography generated by artificial intelligence or “AI” that is posted on a public platform contain a marking disclosing that it has been generated by AI.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards on or before September 8, 2026, contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.
Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
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Raises the minimum threshold contract price before public works contractors are required to pay prevailing wages to their employees, from $1,000 to $100,000.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a fund to support children’s community-based providers’ infrastructure changes necessary and related to the state’s Medicaid transformation initiative.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Designates certain program workers and shift coordinators at the training school as peace officers while on duty.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated, before it can become effective.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for food and beverages during summer restaurant week and winter restaurant week.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Redefines sports wagering sections specifically change the percent the host facilities receive on sports wagering.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can register their vehicles with their local fire department or fire district.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill PUBLIC RECORDSPUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Requires those with a public records request to provide identifying information.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Findings And Potential Solutions To Address The Flooding Of The Pawtuxet River (creates An 11-member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations And Potential Solutions To Address The Flooding Of The Pawtuxet River, And Who Would Report Back By March 2, 2026, And Would Expire On June 2, 2026.)
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY - Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31-41.1-4.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral PUBLIC RECORDSPUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION - Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports, establishes public reporting compliance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLYEDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY -- SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE
EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY -- SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE - Allows the school building administration or teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL - Creates a voluntary program through which registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can request stickers to affix to enclosures housing such vehicles to promote first responders' safety in responding to electrical fires.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates, And Amending The Membership Of The Special House Commission To Study And Provide Findings And Potential Solutions To Address The Flooding Of The Pawtuxet River (amends And Increase The Membership Of The Commission To Address Flooding Of The Pawtuxet River From Eleven (11) To Thirteen (13), And Would Extend The Reporting Date …
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES - Amends the refiling process for rules and regulations under the administrative procedures act by implementing a confirmation and attestation system to confirm agency rules and regulations are active and effective.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CRIMINAL PROCEDURECRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- RAILROAD, STEAMBOAT, AND BRIDGE POLICE - Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Human ServicesHUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM - Creates a state-run pilot program in Rhode Island that provides paid, low-barrier employment to individuals experiencing homelessness for community beautification and cleanup projects while connecting participants to supportive services.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral TaxationTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXESTAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION
TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for a parking space to a patron for one hour or less, in or on a parking facility on which a commercial establishment is located.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral State Affairs And GovernmentSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT - Prohibits any city, town, quasi-municipal corporation or public corporation from assessing any existing agricultural operation or agricultural land for the extension of any water utilities past the property and from imposing any connection fee.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Criminal OffensesCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER - Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Strengthens school security measures, including the establishment of a RI school emergency response committee to develop additional recommendations for school security measures and requiring an annual school safety assessment by all school districts.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY - Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILSEDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS -- STUDENT AND TEACHER CLASSROOM SAFETY
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.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Motor And Other VehiclesMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES - Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Probate Practice And ProcedurePROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT
PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT - Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Public Officers and EmployeesPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEMPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Towns And CitiesTOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral HEALTH AND SAFETYHEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL - Creates a program through which fire departments and fire districts are notified of locations of registrants of electric and hybrid motor vehicles can register their vehicles with their local fire department or fire district.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral EducationEDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT
EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT - Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Establishes an oversight process which would safeguard individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services by ensuring that the services are delivered by qualified, licensed, or certified professionals.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the exemption for tinting of the windshield and imposes fines of $250 for a first and second offense and subsequent offenses are punishable by a $250 fine and up to a one year suspension of the vehicle registration.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Provides protections to children using online platforms by requiring platforms to turn off open chats by default for young users, and requires parent to approve children's financial transactions on gaming and social media sites.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Adds to those persons exempt from payment of parking fees at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state those individuals determined by the executive office of HHS, or its designee, to be disabled for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Permits healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat patients remotely with store-and-forward technology when provision of services in such manner is consistent with the standard of care.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2026.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates and establishes the Health Care and Social Services Transaction Review and Significant Equity Investor Disclosure Act designed to enhance disclosure for material changes involving significant equity investors.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a 7 member board of licensure.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Grants automatic admission to state public institutions for qualified Eagle Scout and Gold award recipients from the Girl Scouts.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Requires any business entity that makes automatic renewal offers or memberships or subscriptions that are available on-line, also make the canceling such agreements for goods, services, memberships or subscriptions equally accessible on-line.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. Adds civil fines and misdemeanor for violations.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits Coventry to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that all contractual provisions in a firefighters collective bargaining agreement continue until a successor agreement has been reached or an interest arbitration award has been rendered.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Extends provisions of an existing collective bargaining agreement for municipal police arbitration purposes until a successor agreement is reached or an interest arbitration award is rendered.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Sets timelines for Coventry's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows a tenant with a disability who needs a service animal or an emotional support animal to house the animal on the rented premises.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds property damage to statutory underinsured motor coverage, rather than just uninsured motorist coverage, as it is presently.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Super Speeder Accountability Act to be used as a sentencing option or enhancement for drivers charged with certain driving violations.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Rhode Island Fire Services Training Fund.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for sentencing enhancements for any person using prohibited firearms, being a prohibited person or engaging in certain other firearm related offenses resulting in death and constituting first or second degree murder.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth …
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Expands the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits health insurance companies or other payors from including in physician participation agreements any provisions that restrict or prevent a physician from charging patients reasonable administrative or operational fees to support overhead.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases penalties for a variety of motor vehicle offenses.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to increase resource eligibility limits for persons with long-term care needs who reside at home to $12,000 for single persons and $18,000 for couples.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a five (5) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows the town of Tiverton 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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Permits victims of stalking to recover for expenses related to relocation or home modification under the crime victim compensation program.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Updates the description of the early intervention program and the agency responsible for the program under Part C of the federal Individuals with disabilities education act.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes retired teacher income for drivers ed classes to $25,000 per year from $15,000 per year.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides a series of updates to size, weight, and load regulations for commercial and specialized vehicles.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires public schools to give congressionally chartered youth organizations limited access for recruitment and brief student presentations with parent notice, while preserving school safety and discretion.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a state-run prescription drug purchasing pool, available for participation by nonstate public employers, private employers, and health insurance carriers, to maximize the value of drug discounts available to participants.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends various provisions relative to adaptive reuse projects on state-owned property and certain conditions applied thereto.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that minor subdivisions include single family infill subdivisions and establishes procedures for single family infill subdivisions within the subdivision of land chapter of the general laws.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the school funding formula to ensure that local education authorities do not lose funding due to disruptions in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires all schools and educational institutions to develop and implement a school safety plan that would provide for immediate access to school facilities by first responders in an emergency.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the town of Coventry to apportion the tax levy proportionately between residential and commercial properties.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.
May 22, 2026 · details / share