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RI HR 7028

died on adjournment

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES, AND AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE FINDINGS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING OF THE PAWTUXET RIVER

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HR 7028 pass?

No. RI HR 7028 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 (2026-01-22): 01/22/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)

What is RI HR 7028 about?

Amends and increase the membership of the commission to address flooding of the Pawtuxet River from eleven (11) to thirteen (13), and would extend the reporting date from March 2, 2026, to March 5, 2027, and expire on June 2, 2027.

Who sponsors RI HR 7028?

Paplauskas, Cotter, Noret and 1 others are the primary sponsors of RI HR 7028.

Description

Amends and increase the membership of the commission to address flooding of the Pawtuxet River from eleven (11) to thirteen (13), and would extend the reporting date from March 2, 2026, to March 5, 2027, and expire on June 2, 2027.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-01-22 — 01/22/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Paplauskasprimary
  • Cotterprimary
  • Noretprimary
  • Readprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-09

    01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-09

    01/09/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/15/2026)

  3. 2026-01-15

    01/15/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-01-16

    01/16/2026 Placed on House Calendar (01/22/2026)

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  5. 2026-01-22

    01/22/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • AS AMENDED

    2026-01-22 · pass · 61-0

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

  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

    2026-01-22 · pass · 61-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: other
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Biah: yes
    • Blazejewski: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: other
    • 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: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: other
    • Fellela: other
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: other
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: other
    • O'Brien: other
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: other
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: other
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: other
    • Voas: yes

Related bills

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