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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 11, 2026
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION -- THE RHODE ISLAND FEDERAL CONSTITUTION DEFENSE ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 11, 2026: 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: Thursday, June 11, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (1)
Position: 75
Summary
Comments on HB 7202
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 63
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Read
- Sanchez
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
Actions
- Jun 11, 2026 | Senate
- 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House read and passed
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- 03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Chris_Campanile--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Courtney_Fontaine (Institute for Justice)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Hannah_Stern (Dir. of Public Pol. & Gov Rel., Planned Parenthood)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Jocelyn_Foye (Exec. Dir., The Womxn Project)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Joe_Gaeta (Chair, Lawyers Committe for RI) (See Clerk for Exhibits)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Judith_A. Byrnes-- JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Lauren_Nocera--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Pyara_Meyer--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Rebecca_E. Dupras--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Shannon_Murphy--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Sheila_Clarkin--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Sophia_de los Reyes--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--Steven_Brown (Exec. Director, ACLU)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7202--The Honorable Sabina_Matos, RI Lt. Governor--JudPDF
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