RI HB 7277
deadAN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did RI HB 7277 pass?
No. RI HB 7277 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-03). Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): 02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
What is RI HB 7277 about?
Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
Who sponsors RI HB 7277?
Place, Giraldo, Cruz and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7277.
Description
Requires health insurance policies to cover licensed certified lactation counselor services for childbearing families. It would also prohibit requiring supervision or duplicate payments for services and mandates annual reporting.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — 02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Placeprimary
- Giraldoprimary
- Cruzprimary
- Fogartyprimary
- Caldwellprimary
- Cotterprimary
- Hopkinsprimary
- Boylanprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Stewartprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-23
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-30
01/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)
2026-02-03
02/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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