Rhode Island H8612: HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

What the bill says

From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:

2026 -- H 8612 ======== LC006558 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ HOUSERESOLUTION HONORING REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND Introduced By: Representatives Biah, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Chippendale, McNamara, Kennedy, Ajello, Potter, Shallcross Smith, and Boylan Date Introduced: June 03, 2026 Referred To: House read and passed WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. was a distinguished civil rights leader, educator, and global advocate for nonviolence, whose life and work advanced the principles of justice, reconciliation, and peaceful social transformation; and WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. LaFayette was a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement, serving as a leader in the Nashville sit-ins, a Freedom Rider, a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the National Coordinator of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign; and WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. LaFayette played a critical organizing and strategic role in the Selma Movement, including work in the years preceding the national focus on Selma, helping to lay the groundwork for the campaign that contributed to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and WHEREAS, Rev. Dr. LaFayette dedicated his life to the teaching and practice of Kingian Nonviolence, extending his work nationally and internationally to …

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Sponsors

• Nathan Biah (D) · primary sponsor
• Christopher Blazejewski (D)
• Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
• Michael Chippendale (R, HD-040)
• McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019)
• Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
• Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
• Brandon Potter (D, HD-016)
• Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
• Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)

Latest actions

1. June 3, 2026: House read and passed

Common questions

What is H8612?

H8612 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE JR. FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

What is the status of H8612?

Passed both chambers as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: House read and passed (June 3, 2026).

Who sponsored H8612?

Nathan Biah (D), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H8612?

On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8612.pdf