Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7690: AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash
Status: Failed, May 14, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash support pass-through to $100 for one child and $200 for more than one child.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7690 ======== LC004700 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Stewart, Alzate, Slater, Kislak, Kazarian, Caldwell, Giraldo, Ajello, and Batista Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 40-5.2-35 of the General Laws in Chapter 40-5.2 entitled "The Rhode Island Works Program" is hereby amended to read as follows: 40-5.2-35. Child support pass-through. For any month in which a noncustodial parent makes a child support payment in the month when due and the support is collected by the department of human services, for a child or children receiving cash assistance pursuant to this chapter, the first fifty dollars ($50.00) one hundred dollars ($100) for one child or the first two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child of the child support payment, or the actual amount of the child support payment if the payment is less than fifty dollars ($50.00) one hundred dollars ($100) for one child or two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child, shall be paid to the family in which the child resides. If more than one noncustodial parent makes a child support payment to children living in the same …
Sponsors
- Arthur Handy (D, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Karen Alzate (D, HD-060)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Justine Caldwell (D, HD-030)
- Joshua Giraldo (D, HD-056)
- Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
- Jose Batista (D, HD-012)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Finance
Subjects: HUMAN SERVICES
Common questions
- What is H7690?
- H7690 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash .
- What does H7690 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash support pass-through to $100 for one child and $200 for more than one child.)
- What is the status of H7690?
- Failed as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7690?
- Arthur Handy (D, HD-018), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7690?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7690.pdf
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