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.

H7399
Repeals pet care services from the services subject to sales tax as defined by §§ 44-18-7(19) and 44-18-7.3(b)(3).
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7401
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES (Appropriates the sum of $75,000 to Jewish Collaborative Services.)
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7414
Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7467
Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and adds that 5% of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the RI commerce corporation.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7468
Increases the amount of state aid distributed to the towns and cities through appropriation in lieu of property tax provisions applicable to certain private and state properties that are exempt from property tax.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7506
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7541
Requires all major hospitals within the state constructed or substantially renovated or expanded on or after 1/1/2028 to use renewable energy sources for power.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7596
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $50.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7603
Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7626
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.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7641
Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7696
Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7720
Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7721
Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7756
Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the US FDA's program, mandate that RI department of health establish rules regulations.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7804
Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to reduce the harm/risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7808
Exempts from sales tax energy storage systems, as defined in § 39-33-1.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7820
Makes persons who were convicted of crimes forty or more years ago eligible to have their records expunged, with certain exceptions.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7821
Creates the rebuttable presumption that joint legal custody and shared placement is in the best interest of the child and create a mechanism in constructing a parenting plan should the court deviate from equal parenting time.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7930
Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 9, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source

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Rhode Island bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Repeals pet care services from the services subject to sales tax as defined by §§ 44-18-7(19) and 44-18-7.3(b)(3).

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $75,000 FOR THE JEWISH COLLABORATIVE SERVICES (Appropriates the sum of $75,000 to Jewish Collaborative Services.)

Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.

Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and adds that 5% of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the RI commerce corporation.

Increases the amount of state aid distributed to the towns and cities through appropriation in lieu of property tax provisions applicable to certain private and state properties that are exempt from property tax.

Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.

Requires all major hospitals within the state constructed or substantially renovated or expanded on or after 1/1/2028 to use renewable energy sources for power.

Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $50.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.

Requires veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug is prescribed and dispensed for that annual patient.

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.

Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.

Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.

Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.

Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.

Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the US FDA's program, mandate that RI department of health establish rules regulations.

Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to reduce the harm/risk of tobacco-related disease associated with commercially marketed tobacco products.

Exempts from sales tax energy storage systems, as defined in § 39-33-1.

Makes persons who were convicted of crimes forty or more years ago eligible to have their records expunged, with certain exceptions.

Creates the rebuttable presumption that joint legal custody and shared placement is in the best interest of the child and create a mechanism in constructing a parenting plan should the court deviate from equal parenting time.

Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.