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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 30, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Sets the zoning statewide for “family child care homes” to no fewer than twelve (12) children maximum.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 01, 2026: 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7371
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 69
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- O'Brien
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- May 01, 2026 | Senate
- 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- 04/30/2026 House read and passed
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- 04/15/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 02/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- 02/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2026)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- 01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2026)
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 04-15-2026--H7371--Agenda--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7371-Alex_Moore(SEIU)-MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7371--Kimberly_Merolla Brito(DOH)--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7371--Kimberly_Merolla Britto(DHS)-MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7371--Leanne_Barrett(RIKC)-MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 02-11-2026--H7371--Randy_Rossi(RI League of Cities & Towns)-MGHPDF



