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RI HB 7304

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AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7304 pass?

No. RI HB 7304 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 7304 about?

Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.

Who sponsors RI HB 7304?

Solomon, Furtado, Boylan and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7304.

Description

Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.

Introduced
2026-01-23
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

  • Solomonprimary
  • Furtadoprimary
  • Boylanprimary
  • Dawsonprimary
  • Potterprimary
  • Voasprimary
  • Casimiroprimary
  • Alzateprimary
  • Stewartprimary
  • Kazarianprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

    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

Versions

Documents

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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