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RI HB 7443

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AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7443 pass?

No. RI HB 7443 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-24). Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7443 about?

Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.

Who sponsors RI HB 7443?

Biah, Hull, McNamara and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7443.

Description

Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-03-24 — 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Biahprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • McNamaraprimary
  • Corveseprimary
  • Azzinaroprimary
  • Messierprimary
  • Noretprimary
  • Furtadoprimary
  • Readprimary
  • O'Brienprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-30

    01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-20

    03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)

  3. 2026-03-24

    03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

Versions

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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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