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RI HB 7251

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AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Limits growth in state spending from exceeding the amount of growth in inflation or personal income growth, whichever is greater.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-08 — 04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Fasciaprimary
  • Hopkinsprimary
  • Quattrocchiprimary
  • Brienprimary
  • Paplauskasprimary
  • Santucciprimary
  • Placeprimary
  • Nardoneprimary
  • Chippendaleprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)

  3. 2026-04-08

    04/08/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Related bills

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Attribution

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