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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 11, 2026 RI S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
June 11, 2026 RI S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
June 11, 2026 RI H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
June 10, 2026 RI S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
June 10, 2026 RI S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
June 10, 2026 RI H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
June 8, 2026 RI H 7200 Authorizes Expired Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse to be Brought to Court Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 4)
June 3, 2026 RI H 7200 Authorizes Expired Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse to be Brought to Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
June 20, 2025 RI S 238 Establishes Protections Against the Censorship of Library Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
June 20, 2025 RI S 188 Limits Smoking in Gambling Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 4)
June 20, 2025 RI H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
June 20, 2025 RI H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
June 20, 2025 RI S 359 Prohibits the Manufacture, Purchase and Sale of Certain Types of Semiautomatic Shotguns and Rifles Bill Passed - House (44 - 28)
June 20, 2025 RI S 359 Prohibits the Manufacture, Purchase and Sale of Certain Types of Semiautomatic Shotguns and Rifles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
June 18, 2025 RI S 238 Establishes Protections Against the Censorship of Library Materials Bill Passed - House (60 - 11)
June 18, 2025 RI H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - House (71 - 2)
June 18, 2025 RI H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - House (71 - 2)
June 18, 2025 RI H 6173 Establishes Penalties for Rigging Public Contracts Bill Passed - House (62 - 10)
June 5, 2025 RI H 5436 Prohibits the Manufacturing and Sale of Assault Weapons, and Provides Definitions Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
June 3, 2025 RI S 938 Establishes Green Crab Harvesting Rules and Commercial License Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
May 8, 2025 RI S 387 Requires the Installation of Universal Changing Stations in All Newly Constructed, Reconstructed or Remodeled Public Buildings (Senate Version) Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
April 1, 2025 RI S 280 Increases the 7-Day Waiting Period Exemption for Concealable Firearms to Include the Rhode Island Capitol Police Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
Feb. 27, 2025 RI H 5046 Prohibits the Creation and Dissemination of Pornography Generated by Artificial Intelligence (Deepfakes) Bill Passed - House (61 - 7)
Feb. 25, 2025 RI S 63 Reduces Max Misdemeanor Sentences from One Year to 364 Days Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
Feb. 25, 2025 RI S 63 Reduces Max Misdemeanor Sentences from One Year to 364 Days Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
June 13, 2024 RI S 2704 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 20)
June 13, 2024 RI S 2227 Authorizes Expungement of Records for Felony Convictions for Crimes Reclassified as Misdemeanors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 3)
June 13, 2024 RI H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7946 Extends the Deadline for Rhode Island to Require Cage-Free Chickens Farms by 4 Years Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7946 Extends the Deadline for Rhode Island to Require Cage-Free Chickens Farms by 4 Years Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
June 13, 2024 RI H 7724 Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 4)
June 13, 2024 RI S 2704 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Kratom Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
June 11, 2024 RI H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 11, 2024 RI H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 11, 2024 RI H 7165 Establishes Immunity for Sex Workers Who Report Crimes Against Themselves or Others Bill Passed - House (66 - 0)
June 11, 2024 RI H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - House (57 - 11)
June 6, 2024 RI S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 6, 2024 RI S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 6, 2024 RI H 7373 Requires Firearms Not in Use be Kept in Locked Containers or Equipped with Tamper-Resistant Locks Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
June 4, 2024 RI S 2481 Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
June 4, 2024 RI S 2059 Authorizes Police and Firefighters with Documented PTSD to Retire, at Any Age, with Tax Free 2/3 Pay Pensions for Life Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
May 28, 2024 RI S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
May 28, 2024 RI S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
May 28, 2024 RI H 7373 Requires Firearms Not in Use be Kept in Locked Containers or Equipped with Tamper-Resistant Locks Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
May 23, 2024 RI S 2378 Authorizes the Rhode Island Department of Health to Allow a Patients Medicine to be Transferred to Different Pharmacies Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
May 21, 2024 RI H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - House (65 - 2)
May 21, 2024 RI H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - House (65 - 2)
May 9, 2024 RI S 2096 Amends the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) Bill Passed - House (58 - 14)
April 30, 2024 RI S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
April 11, 2024 RI H 7631 Extends Statute of Limitations for Repeat Offenses Bill Passed - House (65 - 3)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/11 S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
6/11 S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
6/11 H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 7)
6/10 S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
6/10 S 2047 Reduces the Maximum Prison Sentence for a Misdemeanor to 364 days Bill Passed - House (61 - 10)
6/10 H 7434 Prohibits ICE Agents from Patrolling Polling Places Bill Passed - House (58 - 13)
6/08 H 7200 Authorizes Expired Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse to be Brought to Court Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 4)
6/03 H 7200 Authorizes Expired Civil Claims of Sexual Abuse to be Brought to Court Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 0)
6/20 S 238 Establishes Protections Against the Censorship of Library Materials Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
6/20 S 188 Limits Smoking in Gambling Facilities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 4)
6/20 H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
6/20 H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
6/20 S 359 Prohibits the Manufacture, Purchase and Sale of Certain Types of Semiautomatic Shotguns and Rifles Bill Passed - House (44 - 28)
6/20 S 359 Prohibits the Manufacture, Purchase and Sale of Certain Types of Semiautomatic Shotguns and Rifles Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
6/18 S 238 Establishes Protections Against the Censorship of Library Materials Bill Passed - House (60 - 11)
6/18 H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - House (71 - 2)
6/18 H 5506 Prohibits Mandatory Attendance at Workplace Meetings Regarding an Employer's Opinions on Political or Religious Matters Bill Passed - House (71 - 2)
6/18 H 6173 Establishes Penalties for Rigging Public Contracts Bill Passed - House (62 - 10)
6/05 H 5436 Prohibits the Manufacturing and Sale of Assault Weapons, and Provides Definitions Bill Passed - House (43 - 28)
6/03 S 938 Establishes Green Crab Harvesting Rules and Commercial License Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
5/08 S 387 Requires the Installation of Universal Changing Stations in All Newly Constructed, Reconstructed or Remodeled Public Buildings (Senate Version) Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
4/01 S 280 Increases the 7-Day Waiting Period Exemption for Concealable Firearms to Include the Rhode Island Capitol Police Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
2/27 H 5046 Prohibits the Creation and Dissemination of Pornography Generated by Artificial Intelligence (Deepfakes) Bill Passed - House (61 - 7)
2/25 S 63 Reduces Max Misdemeanor Sentences from One Year to 364 Days Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
2/25 S 63 Reduces Max Misdemeanor Sentences from One Year to 364 Days Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
6/13 S 2704 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Kratom Concurrence Vote Passed - House (39 - 20)
6/13 S 2227 Authorizes Expungement of Records for Felony Convictions for Crimes Reclassified as Misdemeanors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 3)
6/13 H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/13 H 7946 Extends the Deadline for Rhode Island to Require Cage-Free Chickens Farms by 4 Years Bill Passed - House (42 - 15)
6/13 H 7946 Extends the Deadline for Rhode Island to Require Cage-Free Chickens Farms by 4 Years Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
6/13 H 7724 Prohibits Hairstyle Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - House (67 - 4)
6/13 S 2704 Authorizes the Legal Sale of Kratom Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14)
6/11 H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/11 H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/11 H 7165 Establishes Immunity for Sex Workers Who Report Crimes Against Themselves or Others Bill Passed - House (66 - 0)
6/11 H 8244 Increases and Doubles the Credit Limit for Gamblers and Authorizes Bally's to Renegotiate Debt Restrictions Bill Passed - House (57 - 11)
6/06 S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/06 S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/06 H 7373 Requires Firearms Not in Use be Kept in Locked Containers or Equipped with Tamper-Resistant Locks Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 7)
6/04 S 2481 Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0)
6/04 S 2059 Authorizes Police and Firefighters with Documented PTSD to Retire, at Any Age, with Tax Free 2/3 Pay Pensions for Life Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 3)
5/28 S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
5/28 S 2202 Requires Firearms to be Safely Stored in a Container That Contains a Trigger Lock Function Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
5/28 H 7373 Requires Firearms Not in Use be Kept in Locked Containers or Equipped with Tamper-Resistant Locks Bill Passed - House (46 - 24)
5/23 S 2378 Authorizes the Rhode Island Department of Health to Allow a Patients Medicine to be Transferred to Different Pharmacies Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
5/21 H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - House (65 - 2)
5/21 H 8155 Amends and Simplifies Name Change Process Bill Passed - House (65 - 2)
5/09 S 2096 Amends the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) Bill Passed - House (58 - 14)
4/30 S 2396 Requires Insurance Companies Cover, Diagnose, and Treat Infertility for Women Ages 25 to 42 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 5)
4/11 H 7631 Extends Statute of Limitations for Repeat Offenses Bill Passed - House (65 - 3)
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