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RI HB 7183

vetoed

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING BENCHMARKING AND REPORTING ACT OF 2026

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 7183 pass?

No. RI HB 7183 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): 06/24/2026 Vetoed by Governor

What is RI HB 7183 about?

Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.

Who sponsors RI HB 7183?

Donovan, Bennett, Handy and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7183.

Description

Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-24 — 06/24/2026 Vetoed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Donovanprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Handyprimary
  • Cortvriendprimary
  • Speakmanprimary
  • Boylanprimary
  • McGawprimary
  • Carsonprimary
  • Fogartyprimary
  • Kislakprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    06/24/2026 Vetoed by Governor

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  2. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-10

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

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  5. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 House read and passed

    passage

  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/26/2026)

    reading-3

  7. 2026-05-19

    05/19/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  8. 2026-05-15

    05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/19/2026)

  9. 2026-03-11

    03/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

  10. 2026-03-06

    03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)

  11. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-05-26 · pass · 48-15

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: other
    • Baginski: other
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: other
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: no
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: no
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: no
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: other
    • Costantino: no
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: other
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: no
    • Felix: other
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: no
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: other
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: no
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: no
    • Newberry: no
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: other
    • Paplauskas: no
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: no
    • Place: no
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: other
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: other

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