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RI HB 7224

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7224 pass?

No. RI HB 7224 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-06-09): 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Finance

What is RI HB 7224 about?

Increases the maximum municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other municipal purchases.

Who sponsors RI HB 7224?

Casimiro, Fogarty, Carson and 4 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7224.

Description

Increases the maximum municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other municipal purchases.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-09 — 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Casimiroprimary
  • Fogartyprimary
  • Carsonprimary
  • Corveseprimary
  • Kislakprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Edwardsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

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  2. 2026-01-30

    01/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)

  3. 2026-02-03

    02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  4. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)

  5. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage

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  6. 2026-05-29

    05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)

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  7. 2026-06-03

    06/03/2026 House read and passed

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  8. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Finance

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-06-03 · pass · 68-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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