Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7656: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REVOCATION AND REDUCTION ACT (Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7656 ======== LC004646 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REVOCATION AND REDUCTION ACT Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Caldwell, Read, Spears, McNamara, Bennett, O'Brien, and Dawson Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary (General Treasurer) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 36-10.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-10.1 entitled "Rhode Island Public Employee Pension Revocation and Reduction Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 36-10.1-2. Definitions. (a) "Crime related to public office or public employment" shall mean any of the following criminal (2) The committing, aiding, or abetting of any felonious theft by a public officer or employee from his or her employer; (3) Bribery in connection with employment of a public officer or employee; and (4) The committing of any felony by a public officer or employee who, willfully and with the intent to defraud the public or the public agency for which the public officer or employee acts, or in which they are employed, of the right to receive the faithful performance of their duty as a public officer or employee, realizes or obtains, or attempts to realize or obtain, a monetary or nonmonetary profit, gain, or advantage for …
Sponsors
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033) · primary sponsor
- Justine Caldwell (D, HD-030)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- William O'Brien (D)
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee transferred to Senate Finance
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
Votes
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage in concurrence (June 8, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #79: PASSAGE (April 7, 2026): 73 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 2, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Common questions
- What is H7656?
- H7656 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REVOCATION AND REDUCTION ACT (Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.).
- What is the status of H7656?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7656?
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7656?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7656.pdf
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