HB 7496 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

Summary

Adds a representative of an aging adult organization and a member of a statewide disability advocacy organization who is sixty (60) years of age or older to the state planning council.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Mar 27, 2026

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

66–2

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 74

Mar 24, 2026

D Democratic63

57 Yea 6

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2 Nay

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2026

Committee

03/27/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

03/24/2026 House passed Sub A

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Legislature · Passed

03/19/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 9, 2026

Legislature · Passed

03/09/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/10/2026)

legislature

Feb 10, 2026

Committee

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

legislature

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced

02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors