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.

S2501
Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Finance
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2502
Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Labor
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2524
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.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Education
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2571
Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Health & Human Services
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2599
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.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House State Government & Elections
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2602
Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2737
Expands the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and twelve 12 weeks for 2028.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Labor
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2789
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE TEACHER HEALTHCARE PLAN (Creates an 11-member commission to study and make recommendations on a statewide teacher healthcare plan, and would report quarterly as of September 1, 2026, and submit a final report by September 1, 2027, and expires on December 31, 2027.)
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Labor
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2853
Requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Health & Human Services
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2890
Mandates health insurance coverage for medically necessary hormonal/non-hormonal therapy to treat symptoms of peri-menopause/menopause, if therapy is recommended by qualified healthcare provider licensed in RI and has proven safe and effective.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Health & Human Services
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2924
Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Labor
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2931
Transfers authority over the examination and licensing of telecommunications professionals to the state board of examiners of electricians and amends the composition of that body to require the inclusion of a telecommunications professional.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Labor
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2964
Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors and convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three years after completion of their sentence.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2983
Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3011
Prohibits public and private colleges and universities from charging students for institution provided health insurance in the absence of affirmative action by the student opting-in to coverage.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Finance
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3077
RELATING EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Finance
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3088
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.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Corporations
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3098
Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Judiciary
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S3147
Establishes guidelines, rules and regulations for the implementation and expansion of prekindergarten education programs for children ages 3-4 to increase children’s school readiness statewide.
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Referred to House Finance
May 29, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H8500
Promotes fiscal integrity, transparency, and accountability in the state’s healthcare system by mandating that certain reporting covered health entities submit quarterly financial reports to the secretary.
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 28, 2026
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source

161–180 of 2,097

Rhode Island bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.

Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.

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.

Requires annual inspections of those assisted living residences which contain units licensed to treat residents with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

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.

Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing.

Expands the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and twelve 12 weeks for 2028.

Requires hospital emergency rooms and free-standing emergency care facilities to offer and provide pregnancy prevention medication to victims of sexual assault.

Mandates health insurance coverage for medically necessary hormonal/non-hormonal therapy to treat symptoms of peri-menopause/menopause, if therapy is recommended by qualified healthcare provider licensed in RI and has proven safe and effective.

Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.

Transfers authority over the examination and licensing of telecommunications professionals to the state board of examiners of electricians and amends the composition of that body to require the inclusion of a telecommunications professional.

Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors and convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three years after completion of their sentence.

Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.

Prohibits public and private colleges and universities from charging students for institution provided health insurance in the absence of affirmative action by the student opting-in to coverage.

RELATING EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT

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.

Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.

Establishes guidelines, rules and regulations for the implementation and expansion of prekindergarten education programs for children ages 3-4 to increase children’s school readiness statewide.

Promotes fiscal integrity, transparency, and accountability in the state’s healthcare system by mandating that certain reporting covered health entities submit quarterly financial reports to the secretary.