RI HB 7774

enacted

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

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amends the state building code and would require that the state adopt the 2024 International Residential Code and prohibit the state building committee from adopting amendments for one to four residential dwelling units until 2030.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-19 — 06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-12
02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-13
03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-03-16
03/16/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/17/2026)
2026-04-24
04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)
2026-04-29
04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2026)
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)
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2026-06-08
06/08/2026 House passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026)
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2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
passage
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
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2026-06-19
06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
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Versions

7774 SUB ACompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-06-08 · pass · 57-10
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: other
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: no
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: no
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: other
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: other
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: no
- Felix: other
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: no
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: other
- Lima: other
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: no
- Newberry: no
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: no
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: no
- Read: yes
- Roberts: no
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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