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03/13/2026
Bills would address connection between fossil fuel industry and rising insurance costs
Representatives June S. Speakman, Terri Cortvriend and Jennifer Boylan have introduced a package of legislation to address the connection between rising insurance costs and the fossil fuels that cause the damage resulting in them.


  
03/12/2026
Senate unveils 2026 health care legislation
Continuing the Senate’s efforts to stabilize and strengthen Rhode Island’s health care system, Senate President Valarie J. Lawson and Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chairwoman Melissa Murray on Thursday unveiled a 17-bill package of legislation centered on supporting Rhode Islanders in crisis, protecting patients and providers, and strengthening the state’s health workforce.


 
  
03/12/2026
Sen. Vargas bill would create $650 child tax credit
Sen. Lammis J. Vargas is proposing a $650 refundable child tax credit that would provide relief to families and help reduce child poverty.
  
03/12/2026
Sen. Valverde, Rep. Speakman introduce bill allowing portable solar
Small systems would provide Rhode Islanders less-expensive, easier entry into electricity generation

Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. June S. Speakman have introduced legislation to enable Rhode Islanders — even renters and those without rooftop access — to reduce their electric bills and generate green energy through small solar arrays that can be plugged into an ordinary outlet.


  
03/11/2026
Bill protects against unfair loss of inherited family homes
Sen. Jacob E. Bissaillon and Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee have introduced legislation to protect Rhode Island families from unfairly losing ownership of property they inherit.


  
03/05/2026
Bill would permit negligence lawsuits against gun industry
Sen. Pamela J. Lauria and House Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Susan R. Donovan have introduced legislation intended to protect public safety by enabling civil lawsuits at the state level against firearms sellers or manufacturers who fail to take reasonable controls to prevent the illegal acquisition or modification of their products.

  
02/26/2026
Speaker Shekarchi announces 2026 housing legislation
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi today announced a nine-bill package of legislation regarding housing issues, his sixth comprehensive suite of housing bills since becoming Speaker in 2021.


  
02/12/2026
Governor McKee signs legislation to support sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital
Governor Dan McKee signed legislation to support the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital by creating an $18-million fund to assist potential buyer Centurion in closing the transaction, contingent upon Centurion securing outside financing.  
02/06/2026
Solomon seeks to right historic wrong by rescinding Rhode Island’s support of pro-slavery amendment
As Rhode Island and the rest of the country celebrate Black History Month, Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. is looking to reverse an 1861 action of the General Assembly that ratified an amendment that would have protected the institution of slavery for all time.