RI HB 7738

died on adjournment

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 7738 pass?

No. RI HB 7738 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

What is RI HB 7738 about?

Establishes a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor.

Who sponsors RI HB 7738?

Spears, Boylan, Speakman and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7738.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-04-03 — 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
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2026-04-02
04/02/2026 House read and passed
passage
2026-03-27
03/27/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/02/2026)
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2026-03-25
03/25/2026 Committee recommends passage
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2026-03-20
03/20/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2026)
2026-03-11
03/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-03-06
03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)
2026-02-12
02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
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Versions

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Documents

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Votes

PASSAGE
2026-04-02 · pass · 65-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: other
- Batista: other
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Blazejewski: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: other
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: other
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: other
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: other
- Knight: other
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: other
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: other
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: other
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

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