Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7807: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts meals served in licensed childcare cent
Status: Failed, May 14, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts meals served in licensed childcare centers from taxation.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
2026 -- H 7807 ======== LC004979 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Boylan, Corvese, Kislak, Fellela, DeSimone, Fogarty, Nardone, Furtado, and J. Lombardi Date Introduced: February 12, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 44-18-30 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-18 entitled "Sales and Use Taxes -- Liability and Computation" is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-18-30. Gross receipts exempt from sales and use taxes. There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the following gross receipts: (1) Sales and uses beyond constitutional power of state. From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property the gross receipts from the sale of which, or the storage, use, or other consumption of which, this state is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution of the United States or under the constitution of this state. (2) Newspapers. (i) From the sale and from the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of any newspaper. (ii) "Newspaper" means an unbound publication printed on newsprint that contains news, editorial comment, opinions, features, advertising matter, and other matters of public …
Sponsors
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055)
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
- DeSimone, Anthony (D, HD-005)
- Kathleen Fogarty (D, HD-035)
- George Nardone (R)
- Jenni Azanero Furtado (D, HD-064)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
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 H7807?
- H7807 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts meals served in licensed childcare cent.
- What does H7807 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Exempts meals served in licensed childcare centers from taxation.)
- What is the status of H7807?
- Failed as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7807?
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7807?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7807.pdf
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