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RI HB 8000

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AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Provides certain procedures that must be followed before an encampment can be removed or relocated.

Introduced
2026-02-27
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-22 — 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • O'Brienprimary
  • Noretprimary
  • Biahprimary
  • DeSimoneprimary
  • Voasprimary
  • Spearsprimary
  • Speakmanprimary
  • Shekarchiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

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  2. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026)

  3. 2026-03-05

    03/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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  4. 2026-04-10

    04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)

  5. 2026-04-10

    04/10/2026 Proposed Substitute

    substitution

  6. 2026-04-15

    04/15/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/15/2026)

  7. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2026)

  8. 2026-04-24

    04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute

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  9. 2026-04-29

    04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

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  10. 2026-05-01

    05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026)

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  11. 2026-05-05

    05/05/2026 House passed Sub A

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  12. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-05-05 · pass · 56-13

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: no
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: other
    • Blazejewski: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: no
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: no
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: other
    • Fascia: no
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: no
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: no
    • 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: other
    • Paplauskas: no
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: other
    • Place: no
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: other
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

Related bills

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