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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT (Redefines dyslexia to mean a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography.)
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House • Apr 09, 2026: 04/09/2026 House read and passed
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Summary
Comments on HB 7909
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Votes
YES: 66
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Azzinaro
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- 04/09/2026 House read and passed
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- 04/03/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2026)
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- 04/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- 03/27/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- 03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education
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