Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7702: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing fe
Status: Failed, June 2, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7702 ======== LC005078 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX Introduced By: Representatives Lima, Costantino, Serpa, Fellela, Biah, Azzinaro, Kennedy, Phillips, Edwards, and Bennett Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 44-30-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-30 entitled "Personal Income Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-30-12. Rhode Island income of a resident individual. (a) General. The Rhode Island income of a resident individual means the individual's adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes, with the modifications specified in this section. (b) Modifications increasing federal adjusted gross income. There shall be added to federal adjusted gross income: (1) Interest income on obligations of any state, or its political subdivisions, other than Rhode Island or its political subdivisions; (2) Interest or dividend income on obligations or securities of any authority, commission, or instrumentality of the United States, but not of Rhode Island or its political subdivisions, to the extent exempted by the laws of the United States from federal income tax but not from state income taxes; (3) The modification described in § 44-30-25(g); (4)(i) The amount defined below of a nonqualified withdrawal made from an account in …
Sponsors
- Charlene Lima (D, HD-014) · primary sponsor
- Gregory Costantino (D)
- Patricia Serpa (D, HD-027)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Samuel Azzinaro (D)
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
- Robert Phillips (D)
- John Edwards (D, HD-070)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Finance
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is H7702?
- H7702 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing fe.
- What does H7702 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes.)
- What is the status of H7702?
- Failed as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7702?
- Charlene Lima (D, HD-014), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7702?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7702.pdf
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