Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8529: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT (Amends the compositions of the Rhode Island life science hub board of directors and amends the I-195 redevelopment district commission and provides additional amendments to the powers and duties of the commission.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 6, 2026:
2026 -- H 8529 ======== LC006426 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT Introduced By: Representatives Baginski, and Slater Date Introduced: May 06, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 23-99-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-99 entitled "The Rhode Island Life Science Hub Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 23-99-4. Rhode Island life science hub established. (a) There is hereby constituted as an independent public a public corporation for the purposes set forth in this chapter with a separate legal existence from the state to be known as the Rhode Island life science hub hereinafter to be referred to as the "hub". The exercise by the hub of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be considered to be the performance of an essential governmental function and the hub shall be considered a "constituted authority" and an "instrumentality" of the state acting on behalf of the state for federal tax purposes. (b) The hub shall be governed and its corporate powers exercised by a board of directors consisting of sixteen (16) seventeen (17) directors: fifteen (15) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, and one of whom shall …
Sponsors
- Jacquelyn Baginski (D, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House passed Sub A
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- : Proposed Substitute
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Votes
- House Seq #477: PASSAGE (June 10, 2026): 66 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: Passage of Sub A (June 8, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Finance: Passage (June 8, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H8529?
- H8529 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIFE SCIENCE HUB ACT (Amends the compositions of the Rhode Island life science hub board of directors and amends the I-195 redevelopment district commission and provides additional amendments to the powers and duties of the commission.).
- What is the status of H8529?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8529?
- Jacquelyn Baginski (D, HD-017), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H8529?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8529A.pdf
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