Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8297: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (Amends the refiling process for rules and regulations under the administrative procedures act by implementing a confirmation and attestation system to confirm agency rules and regulations are active and effective.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 13, 2026:
2026 -- H 8297 ======== LC005961 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES Introduced By: Representatives Read, Noret, and McGaw Date Introduced: March 13, 2026 Referred To: House State Government & Elections (Secretary of State) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 42-35-4.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-35 entitled "Administrative Procedures" is hereby amended to read as follows: 42-35-4.1. Refiling of rules and regulations Confirmation of effective rules and regulations. (a) Each agency shall, on or before January 2, 2002 on the first Tuesday in January of every successive fifth year, according to a schedule and process specified by the secretary of state, file with the secretary of state an electronic list of notice listing all its lawfully adopted rules that are in force on the date of the filing said notice attesting that all its lawfully adopted rules have been reviewed by the agency and thereby confirm all its lawfully adopted rules shall remain effective as previously promulgated. Notwithstanding the electronic notice and the filing thereof as prescribed in this section, any adoption, amendment, repeal, or other promulgation activity, as defined in § 4235-1, shall be undertaken only in accordance with the rulemaking process set forth in this chapter. …
Sponsors
- Earl Read (D, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025)
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
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
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence (June 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #161: PASSAGE (May 5, 2026): 65 yea, 6 nay, passed
- House Committee on State Government & Elections: Passage (April 30, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is H8297?
- H8297 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (Amends the refiling process for rules and regulations under the administrative procedures act by implementing a confirmation and attestation system to confirm agency rules and regulations are active and effective.).
- What is the status of H8297?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8297?
- Earl Read (D, HD-026), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8297?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8297.pdf
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