Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7530: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic
Status: Failed, March 25, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
2026 -- H 7530 ======== LC003618 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE Introduced By: Representatives Quattrocchi, Fascia, Nardone, Santucci, Paplauskas, Perez, Place, Chippendale, Cotter, and Hopkins Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 23-27.3 of the General Laws entitled "State Building Code" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 23-27.3-100.1.9. Residential energy code applicability for small homes. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Rhode Island residential building code, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the International Energy Conservation Code ("IECC"), or any successor energy conservation code, shall not be automatically adopted or required on a statewide basis for one family or two (2) family residential dwellings with a total conditioned floor area of less than two thousand (2,000) square feet. (b) For the residential dwellings described in subsection (a) of this section, compliance with the IECC or any successor energy conservation code shall be determined at the municipal level. (c) Any city or town may, by ordinance or regulation, elect to adopt, amend, or decline to adopt the IECC or equivalent residential energy efficiency standards for one family or two (2) family residential …
Sponsors
- Robert Quattrocchi (R) · primary sponsor
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
- George Nardone (R)
- Paul Santucci (R)
- Christopher Paplauskas (R)
- Ramon Perez (D)
- David Place (R, HD-047)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Megan Cotter (D, HD-039)
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H7530?
- H7530 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic.
- What does H7530 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.)
- What is the status of H7530?
- Failed as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7530?
- Robert Quattrocchi (R), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7530?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7530.pdf
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