Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8551: HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES
Status: Passed both chambers, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 14, 2026:
2026 -- H 8551 ======== LC006371 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES Introduced By: Representatives Spears, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Chippendale, Potter, Ajello, Fellela, Bennett, Santucci, and Diaz Date Introduced: May 14, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, RIPIN is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization that helps Rhode Islanders navigate health care, special education, and healthy aging in order that they can achieve their health, education, and socio‐economic well‐being goals; and WHEREAS, RIPIN was founded in 1991 by a passionate group of parents of children with special needs who came together to share information, find resources, and support one another, creating a peer‐to‐peer model that remains at the heart of the organization's work today; and WHEREAS, Over the past 35 years, RIPIN has grown into a statewide network of more than 100 peer professionals, most of whom have personal experience caring for a loved one with special healthcare or educational needs, allowing them to provide uniquely empathetic, practical support to families; and WHEREAS, A majority of the members of RIPIN's board of directors are always parents of children with special needs from birth to age 26; and WHEREAS, RIPIN empowers Rhode Islanders of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds by offering one‐on‐one assistance, workshops, and learning …
Sponsors
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
- Brandon Potter (D, HD-016)
- Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- Paul Santucci (R)
- Grace Diaz (D)
Latest actions
- : House read and passed
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS -- RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION
Common questions
- What is H8551?
- H8551 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING RIPIN ON 35 YEARS OF IMPROVING RHODE ISLANDERS' LIVES.
- What is the status of H8551?
- Passed both chambers as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8551?
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8551?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8551.pdf
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