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.

H7432
Prohibits prosecutions for crimes in Rhode Island if the prosecution arises from the same facts or acts for which the defendant was acquitted in another jurisdiction, unless newly discovered evidence substantially warrants prosecution.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7478
Creates a homeowner casualty bill of rights.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7508
Authorizes the automatic expungement of eligible conviction records by operation of law, initiated and completed by state agencies through electronic processes established within the judicial system.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7555
Provides that individual counts of a district court criminal complaint dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) would be sealed administratively by the court clerk upon the defendant’s request.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7605
Deceptive trade practice to sell vehicle used in violent crime or exposed to biohazards without notice to purchaser.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7652
Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7835
Amends how architecture firms and individual architects are registered.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7842
Enacts the State of Rhode Island interior design practice act to control and regulate the professional practice of interior designers.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7843
Establishes the “Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Act” that would position Rhode Island as a forward-thinking leader in blockchain innovation by giving DAOs clear legal status as limited liability companies.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7858
Requires that any private short-term disability insurance (STDI) carrier that bids to provide coverage to Rhode Island state employees must cover all eligible employees, regardless of age.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7860
Establishes minimum limitations standards for structural property damage claims, and voids any policy provision, endorsement, condition, limitation, agreement, or claim practice that shortens those standards.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7861
Prohibits the use of genetic information for purposes of determining eligibility, setting premium rates, or imposing preexisting condition exclusions for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7893
Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7895
Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H7907
Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8074
Establishes a commission to promulgate rules, regulations and make recommendations to the governor as to petitions for pardons under Article IX, Section 13 of the Constitution of Rhode Island.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8083
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years from the date of conviction.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8084
Makes persons convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three (3) years after imposition of their sentence.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8085
Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors eligible to have their records expunged one year after imposition of their sentence.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8130
Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Apr 2, 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

Prohibits prosecutions for crimes in Rhode Island if the prosecution arises from the same facts or acts for which the defendant was acquitted in another jurisdiction, unless newly discovered evidence substantially warrants prosecution.

Creates a homeowner casualty bill of rights.

Authorizes the automatic expungement of eligible conviction records by operation of law, initiated and completed by state agencies through electronic processes established within the judicial system.

Provides that individual counts of a district court criminal complaint dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) would be sealed administratively by the court clerk upon the defendant’s request.

Deceptive trade practice to sell vehicle used in violent crime or exposed to biohazards without notice to purchaser.

Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.

Amends how architecture firms and individual architects are registered.

Enacts the State of Rhode Island interior design practice act to control and regulate the professional practice of interior designers.

Establishes the “Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Act” that would position Rhode Island as a forward-thinking leader in blockchain innovation by giving DAOs clear legal status as limited liability companies.

Requires that any private short-term disability insurance (STDI) carrier that bids to provide coverage to Rhode Island state employees must cover all eligible employees, regardless of age.

Establishes minimum limitations standards for structural property damage claims, and voids any policy provision, endorsement, condition, limitation, agreement, or claim practice that shortens those standards.

Prohibits the use of genetic information for purposes of determining eligibility, setting premium rates, or imposing preexisting condition exclusions for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.

Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.

Establishes the Safe School Technology Act of 2026.

Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.

Establishes a commission to promulgate rules, regulations and make recommendations to the governor as to petitions for pardons under Article IX, Section 13 of the Constitution of Rhode Island.

Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years from the date of conviction.

Makes persons convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three (3) years after imposition of their sentence.

Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors eligible to have their records expunged one year after imposition of their sentence.

Allows municipalities participating in the state prekindergarten program to accept students from outside the municipality under certain conditions and establishes a lottery for enrollment in the program.