RI HB 7027
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 7027 pass?
Yes. RI HB 7027 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
What is RI HB 7027 about?
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
Who sponsors RI HB 7027?
Phillips, Messier, Donovan and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7027.
Description
Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Phillipsprimary
- Messierprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Serpaprimary
- Finkelmanprimary
- Biahprimary
- O'Brienprimary
- McNamaraprimary
- Readprimary
- Noretprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
passage
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026)
reading-3
2026-05-26
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
2026-04-14
04/14/2026 Referred to Senate Education
referral-committee
2026-04-09
04/09/2026 House read and passed
passage
2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2026)
reading-3
2026-04-02
04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
2026-01-27
01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)
2026-01-09
01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
Votes
PASSAGE
2026-04-09 · pass · 62-3
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: other
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: other
- Batista: other
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Blazejewski: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: other
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: no
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: other
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: no
- Fascia: other
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: no
- 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: yes
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