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RI HB 7026

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Directs middle and high schools which issue student identification cards to include on those cards on or before September 8, 2026, contact crisis telephone numbers for suicide prevention and substance use disorder prevention.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-18 — 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Casimiroprimary
  • McNamaraprimary
  • Boylanprimary
  • Paplauskasprimary
  • Cotterprimary
  • Spearsprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Phillipsprimary
  • Noretprimary
  • Readprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)

  3. 2026-01-27

    01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

  4. 2026-03-27

    03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)

  5. 2026-03-27

    03/27/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  6. 2026-04-02

    04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2026)

    reading-3

  8. 2026-04-09

    04/09/2026 House passed Sub A

    passage

  9. 2026-04-14

    04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Education

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-06-02

    06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)

  11. 2026-06-04

    06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)

    reading-3

  13. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

    passage

  14. 2026-06-16

    06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor

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  15. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-04-09 · pass · 64-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: other
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: other
    • Batista: other
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: other
    • Blazejewski: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: other
    • Cruz: other
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: other
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: other
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: other
    • Shanley: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: other
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: other

Related bills

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