STATE LEGISLATION

Rhode Island bills.

Active bills in Rhode Island's current legislative session, mirrored from public legislative records.

ACTIVE BILLS

Current legislation.

Lists include only active bills from the current session. Latest reported stage, body, and action come from mirrored public records and may not reflect real-time changes.

Active bill stages

2,097 active bills in the current session, grouped by latest reported stage.

1,830Introduced: Filed and awaiting committee or floor action.
47In committee: Assigned to a committee for review.
219Floor or other chamber: On a chamber floor or moving between chambers.
1Enrolled or executive: Enrolled for signature or awaiting executive action.
0Terminal outcomes: Became law, vetoed, or failed. Active directories list only open bills.
0Unspecified stage: Latest action could not be mapped to a precise stage. These bills are still active, not closed.

S2538
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2009, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2009, cutoff date.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2545
Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2818
Provides that retirees in the state pension system receive cost of living adjustments compounded into the retiree’s total retirement benefits each year beginning January 1, 2026. This act would be prospective only.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2835
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2842
Commencing on 7/1/2026, allows members, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least 28 years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number 85.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3251
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.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3275
SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT TO GIVE A WRITTEN OPINION UPON CERTAIN QUESTIONS OF LAW (Requests that the Supreme Court provide a written opinion on matters related to Senate bill 2026-S 2616 relating to Courts and Civil Procedure -- Procedure Generally -- Causes of Action.)
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 14, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8548
Removes the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III and place Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2167
Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to 90 days.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Meeting postponed (05/13/2026)
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2168
Allows any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school as a full or part-time resource officer to work in excess of the 75 working days in a calendar year and not have an interruption in their benefits.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2170
Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2172
Provides for the right to strike for public sector workers in Rhode Island, including teachers, with exceptions for police officers, firefighters, 911 employees, and correctional officers.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2319
Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2407
Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2625
Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2634
Provides educators and administrators employed in a charter public school or mayoral academy with prevailing wage and benefits oversight and recourse if found in violation of the same.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2741
Allows retired teachers, state and municipal workers to be employed without the loss of any retirement benefits, as long as they reside in Rhode Island at least 270 days and have an annual income from all sources that is less than $55,000.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2784
Provides that no new charter school application shall be granted, if the proposed school is a network charter school or the expansion of an existing charter school creates a network charter school.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2920
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
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2933
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.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 13, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source

381–400 of 2,097

Rhode Island bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2009, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2009, cutoff date.

Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.

Provides that retirees in the state pension system receive cost of living adjustments compounded into the retiree’s total retirement benefits each year beginning January 1, 2026. This act would be prospective only.

Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.

Commencing on 7/1/2026, allows members, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least 28 years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number 85.

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.

Removes the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III and place Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V.

Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to 90 days.

Allows any peace officer working in a Rhode Island school as a full or part-time resource officer to work in excess of the 75 working days in a calendar year and not have an interruption in their benefits.

Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.

Provides for the right to strike for public sector workers in Rhode Island, including teachers, with exceptions for police officers, firefighters, 911 employees, and correctional officers.

Provides that public meetings involving collective bargaining agreements of school teachers shall be open to the public.

Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.

Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education.

Provides educators and administrators employed in a charter public school or mayoral academy with prevailing wage and benefits oversight and recourse if found in violation of the same.

Allows retired teachers, state and municipal workers to be employed without the loss of any retirement benefits, as long as they reside in Rhode Island at least 270 days and have an annual income from all sources that is less than $55,000.

Provides that no new charter school application shall be granted, if the proposed school is a network charter school or the expansion of an existing charter school creates a network charter school.

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

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.