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IntroducedFeb 27, 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 HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT (Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAFE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 30, 2026: 04/30/2026 House passed Sub A
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Thursday, April 30, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (1)
Position: 11
Summary
Comments on HB 8001
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 62
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- 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
- Potter
- Read
- Sanchez
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NOT VOTING: 8
Actions
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- 04/30/2026 House passed Sub A
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- 04/15/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- 04/10/2026 Proposed Substitute
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- 03/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026)
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026)
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026)
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Bernie_Beaudreau--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Henry_Guertin(RIAPA)--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Laurie_Hanna--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Marianne_Kelly--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Matt_Netto(AARPRI)--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Randy_Rossi(RI League of Cities & Towns)--MGHPDF
- House Municipal Government and Housing: 03-05-2026--H8001--Sandra_Darling--MGHPDF



