Legislative Updates
Advocacy in Action
March 16, 2026
This Week at the State House
Wednesday, March 18th
Payment of Wages
On Wednesday at 4pm in Room 101, the House Labor Committee will convene for hearings on a few bills impacting payment of wages, including changes to minimum wage. Testimony regarding these matters can be submitted to: HouseLabor@rilegislature.gov.
Minimum Wage & Overtime
H 7490 would make additional salaried employees eligible for overtime pay. Small employers of 1-50 employees and large employers of 50 or more would be required to pay overtime to currently exempt workers if their salary falls below 1.5 times or 2 times, respectively, the minimum hourly wage for a forty hour workweek.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7490.pdf
H 7769 would amend the minimum wage on January 1, 2027 from $17 to $20 per hour.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7769.pdf
H 7771would amend the minimum wage on January 1, 2027 from $17 to $24 per hour.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7771.pdf
H 7770 would provide that the $17 per hour minimum wage continue from January 1, 2027 until January 1, 2029, where it would then be increased by the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for calendar year 2027, but not subject to any decrease.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7770.pdf
Sunday & Holiday Pay
H 7772 would provide that all healthcare and medical direct support professionals employed in a healthcare facility would be compensate on Sundays and holidays at time and one-half.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7772.pdf
H 7973 would exempt catering, commissary, and food establishments from the requirement to pay wages at time and one-half on Sundays and holidays, by adding them to the exemptions for restaurants and hotels.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7973.pdf
Pay Stubs
H 7959 would require employers to furnish employees itemized statement of earnings each payday, detailing gross wages, hours worked, deductions, and applicable rates.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7959.pdf
Vicarious Liability for Construction Contractors
H 7961 would make construction contractors performing work under the International Building Code (IBC) liable for up to 120 days of any claims related to nonpayment or wage theft by any subcontractors within a chain of construction contracts at any tier upon notice of violations within 45 days of the alleged wage theft.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7961.pdf
Landlord-Tenant
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet at 4:30pm in the House Lounge to hear a large number of bills impacting landlords and tenants, including bills impacting: background checks, security deposits, lead registry, evictions, and rent control. The full agenda can be viewed here: https://status.rilegislature.gov/documents/agenda-21394.pdf. Testimony regarding these matters can be submitted to: HouseJudiciary@rilegislature.gov
Thursday, March 19th
Decoupling from R&D Expensing
On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee will meet at 3pm in Room 211 regarding portions of Governor’s Budget Article 5 relative to decoupling from changes to the federal tax code for research and development expensing. HR1 allows the expensing of qualified R&D costs in the year they occurred. In the FY26 Budget, the state decoupled from this provision for tax year 2025, preserving pre-HR1 treatment for R&D expenses. Section 2 & Section 6 of Article 5 seek to preserve the tax year 2025 treatment and further decouple the state from the R&D expensing provisions for tax years 2026 and beyond. It is estimated to save the State $22.6M in each of FY26 and FY27, $10.9M in FY28, $8M in FY29, and $2.8M in FY30. Testimony regarding these matters can be submitted to: SenateFinance@rilegislature.gov.
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/Article-005.pdf
New Introductions
Senate Bill No. 2638 BY Gu, Zurier, Urso, DiPalma, Paolino, Vargas, Burke
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 (Amends the Identity Theft Protection Act by eliminating current definitions and establishing new definitions. This act also raises the penalty provisions for violations.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2638.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2642 (Lieutenant Governor) BY Britto, Gu, DiMario, McKenney, Zurier, Bissaillon, Urso
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PROTECTING RHODE ISLANDERS FROM COERCIVE ECONOMIC TACTICS AT GROCERY STORES (Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2642.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2643 (Lieutenant Governor) BY Gu, Britto, Tikoian, Kallman
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Provides that stores offering food product discounts must provide the same discounts to in-store customers that are offered to customers using electronic digital coupons.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2643.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2644 (Lieutenant Governor) BY Murray, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY (Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2644.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2662 BY DiMario, Lauria, Gallo, Valverde, Mack, Murray, Kallman
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (Allows Rhode Island employers can help pay employees’ student loans in high-need fields if they work full-time for 2 years in undeserved areas and are in an income driven repayment plan. RISLA must provide annual reporting.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2662.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2665 BY Dimitri, LaMountain, Raptakis, Thompson, Famiglietti, Paolino, de la Cruz, Rogers, Morgan
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES-ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENTS (Requires agencies preparing economic impact statements for small businesses contain findings that the anticipated compliance costs of a proposed rule scale proportionally with the business size, and do not impose fixed costs that favor larger businesses.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2665.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2672 BY de la Cruz, Rogers, Dimitri, Thompson, Patalano, Famiglietti, Burke, Tikoian
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Establishes phased reduction of personal income tax rates.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2672.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2703 BY Raptakis, Burke, Tikoian, Patalano, Famiglietti, Thompson, Rogers, Dimitri, McKenney, de la Cruz
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PROPERTY TAX/RENT FREEZE BILL (Prohibits cities or towns that implement a rent control ordinance from raising property taxes and such prohibition would last for as long as the rent control ordinance is in effect.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2703.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2709 BY Raptakis, Burke, de la Cruz, Bell, Ciccone, Famiglietti, Appollonio, Dimitri, Rogers, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF (Requires nonprofit entities who receive grants or other funding, to provide a detailed list of their ten highest paid directors, officers or employees’ salaries and benefits, including the names of said individuals.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2709.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2736 BY Burke, Bissaillon, Thompson, Famiglietti, Patalano, Raptakis
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY (Ensures that the State of Rhode Island adopt the protections afforded under the Occupational Safety and Health Act if its scope or enforcement capacity is diminished.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2736.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2737 BY Lawson, Ciccone, Tikoian, Burke, Bissaillon, LaMountain, Murray, Britto, McKenney, Felag
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2737.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2739 BY Famiglietti, Dimitri, Euer, McKenney, Zurier, Bissaillon, Thompson, Bell, Raptakis, Burke
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE (Amends the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2739.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2744 BY Ciccone, Burke, Felag, Acosta
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT (Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2744.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2761 BY de la Cruz, Rogers
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT -- THE RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CLIMATE REFORM ACT
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2761.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2766 BY Gu, DiPalma, Urso, Vargas, Zurier, Paolino, Burke
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DELETE ACT (Requires any entity that knowingly collects, shares or sells to third parties the personal data of a consumer to register with the department of business regulations and permits for the consumer to request deletion of the personal data.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2766.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2768 BY Thompson, Murray
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires any business entity that makes automatic renewal offers or memberships or subscriptions that are available on-line, also make the canceling such agreements for goods, services, memberships or subscriptions equally accessible on-line.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2768.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2773 BY Gu, Paolino, Murray, Urso, Valverde, Appollonio, McKenney, Ujifusa, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- CONSUMER-PROVIDED TAKEOUT CONTAINERS (Permits eating and drinking establishments to accept consumer-provided containers to fill or refill with takeout food or beverages.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2773.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2809 (Lieutenant Governor) BY Ciccone, DiPalma
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TAX CREDIT (Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2809.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2811 BY DiPalma, DiMario, Murray, Thompson, Zurier, Vargas
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE ACT OF 2026 (Creates a publicly funded program for uninsured individuals requiring on an appropriation of $53,200,000 for fiscal year 2027 and an appropriation of 109,600,000 for fiscal year 2028 and every fiscal year thereafter.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2811.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2833 BY Valverde, Ciccone, Lauria, DiPalma, Acosta, Bissaillon, Kallman, Felag, Pearson, Quezada
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LOCAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT ACT (Provides a tax credit to a taxpayer that makes a qualified investment in a qualified business.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2833.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2847 BY Thompson, DiPalma, Murray
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS (Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whichever is later.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2847.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2884 BY de la Cruz, Rogers
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires health insurance commissioner to conduct a review of health insurance benefit mandates, including an analysis of the impact on premium costs, conducted every 5 yrs and report findings and recommendations to governor, senate president and speaker.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2884.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2903 BY Gu, DiMario, Urso, Kallman, McKenney, Euer, Thompson, DiPalma
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Residential and Commercial Property Acquisition Program Act to implement residential or commercial property acquisitions, paired with funding for relocation costs within or proximate to the current community.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2903.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2923 BY Thompson, Raptakis, Burke, Ciccone, Tikoian, Morgan, Dimitri, Appollonio, Murray
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2923.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2924 BY Thompson, Patalano, Murray
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT (Allows employees, not represented by a union, to create a group to collectively bargain with employers.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2924.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2928 BY Vargas, Quezada, Lauria, Bell, Appollonio, Urso, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2928.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2929 (Dept. of Labor and Training) BY Burke, Felag, Tikoian, Patalano, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2929.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2930 BY Mack, Quezada, Acosta, Bell, Vargas
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2930.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2944 BY Thompson, Famiglietti
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires businesses that conduct business to register and maintain required filings with the secretary of state so that consumers and small businesses may readily identify responsible parties, verify good standing, and effectuate service of process.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2944.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2959 BY Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Tolls the statute of limitations for causes of action arising out of business activities conducted in this state by a person or entity required to register with the secretary of state but failing to do so, until such person or entity becomes registered.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2959.pdf
Senate Bill No. 2965 BY Lauria, DiMario, Valverde, Murray, Vargas, Ujifusa, Urso, Mack, Acosta, Kallman, Pearson
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2965.pdf
Senate Bill No. 3017 BY Dimitri, Famiglietti, Raptakis, Tikoian, Thompson
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income for personal income tax for qualified tips and overtime income consistent with the federal tax treatment.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3017.pdf
Senate Bill No. 3032 BY Tikoian, Ciccone, Gallo, Rogers
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Establishes a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3032.pdf
Senate Bill No. 3086 (General Treasurer) BY Kallman, DiMario, DiPalma
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND SECURE CHOICE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT (Makes several technical amendments to the Rhode Island secure choice retirement savings program act necessary for continued administration and inter-state partnership.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3086.pdf
Senate Bill No. 3104 (Attorney General) BY LaMountain, McKenney
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3104.pdf
House Bill No. 7844 BY Casey
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Requires businesses that conduct business to register and maintain required filings with the secretary of state so that consumers and small businesses may readily identify responsible parties, verify good standing, and effectuate service of process.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7844.pdf
House Bill No. 7849 BY Marszalkowski
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF TRADE NAME (Creates the surveillance pricing and online retailing act that would prohibit algorithmic price increases for online purchases.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7849.pdf
House Bill No. 7880 BY Slater, Kislak, Stewart, Ajello, Handy, Cruz
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7880.pdf
House Bill No. 7884 BY Handy, McGaw, Stewart, Tanzi, Hull, Edwards, Caldwell, Cruz, Potter, Furtado
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- FEDERAL BACKSTOP LANGUAGE (Establishes federal back stop language for any provisions of federal law relating to any of the energy or water conservation standards issued or approved for publication by the office of the United States Secretary of Energy as of January 19, 2025)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7884.pdf
House Resolution No. 7891 BY Cortvriend, McGaw, Kazarian, Spears, Boylan
HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO TERMINATE GAS LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES AS PART OF DOCKET 25-45-GE
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7891.pdf
House Bill No. 7910 BY Bennett, McEntee, Speakman, McNamara, Handy, Hull, Carson, Shallcross Smith, Casimiro, Diaz
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING AND PAPER ACT (Creates the extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper program for the recycling of packaging and paper products.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7910.pdf
House Bill No. 7911 BY McEntee, Spears, Bennett, Knight, Boylan, Caldwell, Carson, Handy, Speakman, Donovan
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PACKAGING AND PAPER ACT (Creates multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7911.pdf
House Bill No. 7959 BY Giraldo, Alzate, Cruz, Morales
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Requires the employer, at the time of hiring, to furnish to their employees an itemized list of the terms and conditions of the employment and mandates that each payday a pay stub explaining how their wages were calculated is provided.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7959.pdf
House Bill No. 7960 (Dept. of Labor and Training) BY Corvese
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Eliminates prescribed timelines for hearing and determination in certain enforcement actions before the department labor and training to align with reasonable practice.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7960.pdf
House Bill No. 7962 (Dept. of Labor and Training) BY McEntee, Caldwell, Spears, O'Brien, Bennett
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7962.pdf
House Bill No. 7964 BY Stewart, Potter, Cruz, Kislak, Cotter, Morales, Furtado, McEntee, Tanzi, Donovan
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT (Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7964.pdf
House Bill No. 7965 BY Dawson
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND (Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insurance contract.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7965.pdf
House Bill No. 7968 BY Giraldo, Alzate, Cruz, Donovan, Morales
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7968.pdf
House Bill No. 7969 BY Fellela, Serpa, Hull, Edwards, Corvese
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY (Ensures that the State of Rhode Island adopt the protections afforded under the Occupational Safety and Health Act if its scope or enforcement capacity is diminished.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7969.pdf
House Bill No. 7993 (Attorney General) BY Morales, Stewart, Cotter, Potter, Sanchez, Giraldo, Cruz, Tanzi
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL (Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7993.pdf
House Bill No. 8035 BY Santucci, Chippendale, Nardone, Newberry, Costantino, Place, Roberts, Hopkins
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PROPERTY TAX/RENT FREEZE BILL (Prohibits cities or towns that implement a rent control ordinance from raising property taxes and such prohibition would last for as long as the rent control ordinance is in effect.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8035.pdf
House Bill No. 8044 BY Baginski, Read, Casimiro
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GIFT CARD FRAUD (Makes offenses against gift card holders subject to the penalties for larceny.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8044.pdf
House Bill No. 8047 BY Dawson
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES (Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8047.pdf
House Bill No. 8051 BY Casey
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Tolls the statute of limitations for causes of action arising out of business activities conducted in this state by a person or entity required to register with the secretary of state but failing to do so, until such person or entity becomes registered.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8051.pdf
House Bill No. 8060 BY Solomon
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IMPERSONATION AND IDENTITY FRAUD (Protects individuals and businesses from those who knowingly impersonate an entity with the intent of facilitating fraud. This act would also protect individuals and businesses from digital forgery.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8060.pdf
House Bill No. 8106 (Lieutenant Governor) BY Casey
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY (Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8106.pdf
House Bill No. 8108 BY Potter, Cruz, Handy, DeSimone, Alzate, Stewart, Morales, Kislak, Giraldo, Batista
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Limits rent increases to 4% annually, but allows an additional increase for taxes, insurance, or health and safety costs if the landlord gets an exemption from the secretary of housing, and provides tenants civil remedies for violations.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8108.pdf
House Bill No. 8126 BY Morales, Sanchez, Cruz, Voas, Giraldo, Potter, Tanzi, Cotter
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8126.pdf
House Bill No. 8137 BY Donovan, Tanzi, Alzate, McGaw, Boylan, Speakman, Casimiro, Cruz, Diaz, Furtado
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE ACT OF 2026 (Creates a publicly funded program for uninsured individuals requiring on an appropriation of $53,200,000 for fiscal year 2027 and an appropriation of 109,600,000 for fiscal year 2028 and every fiscal year thereafter.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8137.pdf
House Bill No. 8169 BY Cortvriend, Spears, McGaw, Speakman, Boylan
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Residential and Commercial Property Acquisition Program Act to implement residential or commercial property acquisitions, paired with funding for relocation costs within or proximate to the current community.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8169.pdf
House Bill No. 8187 BY Shallcross Smith, Casey
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Provides that credits issued pursuant to § 44-11-2.3 relating to pass through entities would be refundable.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8187.pdf
House Bill No. 8189 BY Finkelman
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EMPLOYER TAX CREDITS FOR RETIREMENT PLAN ESTABLISHMENT, PARTICIPATION AND AUTO-ENROLLMENT (Establishes employer tax credits for establishing a retirement plan for employee participation with auto-enrollment.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8189.pdf
House Bill No. 8190 BY Phillips, Corvese, Noret, Newberry, Santucci, Hopkins, Casey, Voas, Azzinaro, Brien
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Increase the estate exemption to $5,000,000 for January 1, 2027, $7,500,000 for January 1, 2029, $10,000,000 for January 1, 2031. This act would eliminate the estate tax for decedents whose death occurs on or after January 1, 2033.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8190.pdf
House Bill No. 8195 BY Shallcross Smith, Casey
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND LOCAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT ACT (Provides a tax credit to a taxpayer that makes a qualified investment in a qualified business.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8195.pdf
House Bill No. 8198 BY Cortvriend, Tanzi, Kazarian, Boylan, Cruz, Kislak
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Imposes a sales tax on digital advertising services.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8198.pdf
House Bill No. 8200 BY Tanzi, Alzate, Potter, McGaw, Batista, Shanley, Stewart, Kislak, Handy, Ajello
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- WEALTH PROCEEDS TAX (Imposes a tax equal to four percent (4%) on net investment income, such as interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rental income, of high-income households, estates and trusts, based upon federal guidelines.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8200.pdf
House Bill No. 8212 BY Serpa
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTERCHANGE FEE RESTRICTION ACT (Creates the interchange fee restriction act prohibiting interchange fees on sales and use tax or excise tax when payment is made with a credit or debit card.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8212.pdf
House Bill No. 8264 BY Phillips, Batista, Brien, Casey, Corvese, Noret, Read
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES (Requires that retailers retain money received for gift certificates in a separate account, until the gift certificate is used or redeemed.)
https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8264.pdf