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RI HB 7514

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AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PROTECTING RHODE ISLANDERS FROM COERCIVE ECONOMIC TACTICS AT GROCERY STORES

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7514 pass?

No. RI HB 7514 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-03). Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7514 about?

Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.

Who sponsors RI HB 7514?

Edwards, Shallcross Smith, McEntee and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7514.

Description

Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Latest action
2026-03-03 — 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Edwardsprimary
  • Shallcross Smithprimary
  • McEnteeprimary
  • Slaterprimary
  • Diazprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-19

    02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration

  3. 2026-02-23

    02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)

  4. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)

  5. 2026-03-03

    03/03/2026 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

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:31:46.990152Z

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