Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7481: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.)
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
2026 -- H 7481 ======== LC004743 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Cortvriend, Alzate, Boylan, Carson, Shallcross Smith, Spears, Kazarian, Handy, and Hull Date Introduced: February 04, 2026 Referred To: House Education It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 16-21 of the General Laws entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections: 16-21-44. Seizure safe schools. (a) "Seizure action plan" means a standardized written, individualized health plan designed to acknowledge and prepare for the healthcare needs of a student diagnosed with a seizure disorder. The parent or guardian of each student diagnosed with a seizure disorder shall collaborate with their child's physician as well as the school nurse teacher to create an individualized seizure action plan. The seizure action plan shall include: (1) Assurance of access and administration of any medication prescribed to treat seizure disorder symptoms as approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency; and (2) Physician instructions in administering seizure medications, and manual vagus nerve stimulation, as well as the recognition of the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms (b) Prior …
Sponsors
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035) · primary sponsor
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072)
- Karen Alzate (D, HD-060)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Lauren Carson (D, HD-075)
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Arthur Handy (D, HD-018)
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Education
- : House passed Sub A
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
Votes
- Senate Seq #549: (June 10, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Education: Passage of Sub A in concurrence (June 4, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #191: PASSAGE (May 19, 2026): 64 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Education: Passage of Sub A (May 14, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is H7481?
- H7481 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education and DOH to adopt policies, rules and regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.).
- What is the status of H7481?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7481?
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7481?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7481A.pdf
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