Rhode Island legislature

Not in session. The 2026 Regular Session adjourned June 11, 2026.

Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 2:28 a.m. EDT.

This session in numbers

2026 Regular Session. Bills, not resolutions.

Introduced
2,452
Enacted
479
Vetoed
2
How far bills have got
Committee1,750
Floor Vote220
Reconciliation1
To the Governor481

Laws taking effect in the next 90 days

New laws, January 1, 2027 (42) · New laws, July 1, 2027 (4) · New laws, January 1, 2028 (2) · New laws, January 1, 2029 (2)

52 laws take effect in the next 90 days. The 25 soonest are listed.

  • Dec 19, 2026H7135AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
  • Dec 19, 2026H7229AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.)
  • Dec 19, 2026H7308AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
  • Dec 19, 2026S2178AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
  • Dec 19, 2026S2181AN ACT RELATING TO 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.)
  • Dec 19, 2026S2185AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.)
  • Dec 23, 2026H7088AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.)
  • Dec 23, 2026H8333AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity, Dominican independence and heritage award committee of RI.)
  • Dec 23, 2026S3362AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity, the Dominican Independence and Heritage Award Committee of RI.)
  • Dec 23, 2026S3366AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H5042AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LICENSED ACTIVITIES (Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders.")
  • Jan 1, 2027H5464AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the smoke free policy within the casino.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7071AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY -- RHODE ISLAND INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT ACT (Prohibits the importation, disbursement, distribution, or sale, of any species of non-native (exotic) terrestrial invasive plants.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7146AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION (Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7173AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024 (Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7210AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS' PROPERTY ACT (Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7222AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities that choose to participate. Reports to be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and submitted to the department of environmental management.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7290AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS ACT (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.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7350AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANION MODELS (Creates additional safety features for AI companion technology that include addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. It also requires notification the AI companion does not have human emotions.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7364AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT (Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7377AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITIES (Requires party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president within 30 days of notice of vacancy in a municipal election office and mayor/council president are required to make a replacement nomination within 30 days.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7507AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES (Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7642AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE (Provides amendments to the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from certain matters adjudicated by the district court.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7643AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE-- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTION -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS (Simplifies the assessment of filing fees required to appeal from small claims and consumer matters adjudicated by the district court.)
  • Jan 1, 2027H7740AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES (Provides and clarifies procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses.)

How each date is worked out: Effective dates.

Enacted in the last 60 days

No bill became law in the last 60 days.

Hearings in the coming week

No hearings are scheduled in the coming week.

When the calendar was last checked isn't recorded.

Earlier sessions

  • 2025 Regular SessionJan 7, 2025 – Jun 20, 2025 · 2,113 bills · 503 enacted
  • 2024 Regular SessionJan 2, 2024 – Jun 13, 2024 · 2,019 bills · 502 enacted
  • 2023 Regular SessionJan 3, 2023 – Jun 15, 2023 · 2,104 bills · 465 enacted