HB 7191 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LEAD POISONING PREVENTION ACT

Summary

Requires any licensed lab performing blood lead analyses of a child under 6 to be certified by the director and said laboratory must perform this test regardless of the child or child’s parent’s ability to pay and at no cost.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026

Floor votes · House Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2026

Signed into law

06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

06/04/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence

upper

Jun 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

06/02/2026 House passed Sub A

lower

May 28, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

02/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors