Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8457: HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL TO BE "HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Status: Passed both chambers, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 16, 2026:
2026 -- H 8457 ======== LC004544 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL TO BE "HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Kazarian, Knight, Boylan, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Biah, Finkelman, and Ackerman Date Introduced: April 16, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation in 2016 requiring Holocaust and genocide education for secondary public education; and WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island passed legislation establishing the RI Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission to oversee the implementation of Holocaust and genocide education in the state's secondary schools with the hopes of better understanding how the Holocaust and genocides can be averted in the future; and WHEREAS, Each year, the RI House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes resolutions remembering the Holocaust, Armenian Genocide and other genocides, recognizing the importance of "Never Again"; and WHEREAS, It is essential to our State and our Nation that we educate our youth about the millions of men, women, and children who have and continue to be slaughtered and ostracized simply because of their beliefs and their heritage, or their strength or frailty, in order to not let this brutality and senseless hatred and carnage continue; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Jason Knight (D, HD-067)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Joseph Shekarchi, K. (D, HD-023)
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Alex Finkelman (D)
- Mia Ackerman (D, HD-045)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION
Common questions
- What is H8457?
- H8457 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL TO BE "HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
- What is the status of H8457?
- Passed both chambers as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8457?
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8457?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8457.pdf
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