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RI HB 7140

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AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7140 pass?

No. RI HB 7140 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-01-27). Latest recorded action (2026-01-27): 01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7140 about?

Allows any school district to petition the board of education to use a lower-cost curriculum program, if the program is substantially similar to other programs approved by the board of education.

Who sponsors RI HB 7140?

Fascia, Chippendale, Quattrocchi and 5 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7140.

Description

Allows any school district to petition the board of education to use a lower-cost curriculum program, if the program is substantially similar to other programs approved by the board of education.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-01-27 — 01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Fasciaprimary
  • Chippendaleprimary
  • Quattrocchiprimary
  • Nardoneprimary
  • Paplauskasprimary
  • Robertsprimary
  • Hopkinsprimary
  • Placeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 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

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:31:46.990152Z

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