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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- BURIAL OF VETERANS (Provides that certain Hmong or Lao individuals who served honorably in military operations in support of the United States as special guerrilla units be granted burial rights at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 22, 2026: 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
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Comments on HB 7679
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- Kennedyprimary
Votes
YES: 70
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- May 22, 2026 | Senate
- 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
- May 14, 2026 | House
- 05/14/2026 House passed Sub A
- May 10, 2026 | House
- 05/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2026)
- May 05, 2026 | House
- 05/05/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- May 01, 2026 | House
- 05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2026)
- 05/01/2026 Proposed Substitute
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs
Bill Texts
Documents
- 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- 05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2026)
- 05/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2026)
- House Veterans' Affairs: 04-09-2026--H7679--Brian_Carn(Vietnam Veterans' of America State Council)--vetPDF
- House Veterans' Affairs: 04-09-2026--H7679--Kasim_Yarn(Director, Office of Veteran Services)--vetPDF
