RI HB 7879
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 7879 pass?
Yes. RI HB 7879 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
What is RI HB 7879 about?
Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.
Who sponsors RI HB 7879?
Edwards, McGaw, Boylan and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7879.
Description
Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 — 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Edwardsprimary
- McGawprimary
- Boylanprimary
- Handyprimary
- Cortvriendprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-24
06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
passage
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 House passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
2026-03-19
03/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-03-13
03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 7879 SUB ACompare
Documents
Votes
PASSAGE
2026-06-09 · pass · 70-1
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: no
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: other
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
Related bills
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