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Local Government & Preemption legislation, Rhode Island
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
20 bills in Rhode Island. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (4)
Latest action 2026-06-22: 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
Latest action 2026-06-22: 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
Latest action 2026-06-11: 06/11/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Latest action 2026-06-11: 06/11/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Died or failed (16)
Latest action 2026-06-09: 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Finance
- SB 2543 — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-06-09: 06/09/2026 Senate read and passed
- SB 3116 — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AND MUNICIPAL COOPERATION WITH CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENTdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-06-04: 06/04/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
- SB 2167 — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-05-13: 05/13/2026 Meeting postponed (05/13/2026)
Latest action 2026-05-13: 05/13/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- SB 2409 — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATIONdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-04-17: 04/17/2026 Referred to House Labor
Latest action 2026-04-15: 04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest action 2026-04-09: 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- HB 8368 — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- TOWN OF HOPKINTON MUNICIPAL COURTdead
Latest action 2026-04-07: 04/07/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- HB 7522 — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- MUNICIPAL STREETLIGHT INVESTMENT ACTdead
Latest action 2026-03-26: 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest action 2026-03-26: 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- SB 3095 — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- MUNICIPAL STREETLIGHT INVESTMENT ACTdead
Latest action 2026-03-26: 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest action 2026-03-24: 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest action 2026-03-24: 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- HB 7801 — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-12: 02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
- SB 2217 — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMITdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-23: 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture