When was Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415 introduced?

HB 7415 was introduced on Jan 30, 2026.

Has Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415 passed the House?

Yes, HB 7415 has passed the House on Jun 10, 2026.

Has Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415 passed the Senate?

Yes, HB 7415 has passed the Senate on Jun 11, 2026.

Has Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415 been signed into law?

Yes, HB 7415 was signed into law on Jun 18, 2026.

What's the current status of Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415?

The latest action on HB 7415 by the executive was: 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor on Jun 18, 2026.

Who introduced Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415?

HB 7415 was introduced by Mary Messier.

Are voting records available for Rhode Island House Bill HB 7415?

Yes, there are 3 voting records available for HB 7415

Bill tracking in Rhode Island - HB 7415 (2026 legislative session)

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Introduced
Jan 30, 2026
Passed House
Jun 10, 2026
Passed Senate
Jun 11, 2026
Became Law
Jun 18, 2026

HB 7415

Rhode Island House Bill

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AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.)

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executive • Jun 18, 2026: 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor

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7415 SUB A

Companion bills: SB 2787

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Sponsors

Mary Messier
primary
(D - 62)
Rebecca M. Kislak
primary
(D - 4)
Stephen M. Casey
primary
(D - 50)
Furtado
primary
Kazarian
primary
Alzate
primary
Sanchez
primary
Serpa
primary
Fogarty
primary
Phillips
primary

Votes

YES: 60

Abney
Ackerman
Ajello
Alzate
Azzinaro
Baginski
Bennett
Biah
Boylan
Brien
Caldwell
Carson
Casey
Casimiro
Cortvriend
Corvese
Cotter
Craven
Dawson
DeSimone
Donovan
Edwards
Fascia
Fellela
Fogarty
Furtado
Handy
Hopkins
Hull
Kazarian
Kennedy
Kislak
Knight
Lima
Lombardi
Marszalkowski
McEntee
McGaw
McNamara
Messier
Morales
K. Joseph Shekarchi
Newberry
Noret
O'Brien
Paplauskas
Phillips
Potter
Read
Sanchez
Santucci
Serpa
ShallcrossSmith
Shanley
Solomon
Speakman
Spears
Stewart
Tanzi
Voas

NO: 12

Batista
Chippendale
Costantino
Diaz
Felix
Giraldo
Nardone
Perez
Place
Quattrocchi
Roberts
Slater

NOT VOTING: 3

Cruz
Finkelman
Shekarchi

Sources

https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/HVotes/votereport.asp?id=22936

YES: 11

Acosta
Ciccone
de la Cruz
DiMario
Lauria
Morgan
Paolino
Quezada
Rogers
Valverde
Zurier

NO: 26

Appollonio, Jr.
Bell
Bissaillon
Burke
Dimitri
DiPalma
Euer
Famiglietti
Felag
Gallo
Gu
Kallman
LaMountain
Mack
McKenney
Murray
Patalano
Pearson
Raptakis
Sosnowski
Thompson
Tikoian
Ujifusa
Urso
Vargas
Valarie Lawson

NOT VOTING: 1

Britto

Sources

https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/SVotes/votereport.asp?id=17997

YES: 31

Appollonio, Jr.
Bell
Bissaillon
Burke
Ciccone
DiMario
Dimitri
DiPalma
Euer
Famiglietti
Felag
Gallo
Gu
Kallman
LaMountain
Lauria
Mack
McKenney
Murray
Patalano
Pearson
Raptakis
Sosnowski
Thompson
Tikoian
Ujifusa
Urso
Valverde
Vargas
Zurier
Valarie Lawson

NO: 6

Acosta
de la Cruz
Morgan
Paolino
Quezada
Rogers

NOT VOTING: 1

Britto

Sources

https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/SVotes/votereport.asp?id=17998

Actions

Jun 18, 2026 | executive
- 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
Jun 16, 2026 | executive
- 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
Jun 11, 2026 | Senate
- 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House passed Sub A
Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/06/2026 Proposed Substitute
Mar 10, 2026 | House
- 03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Mar 06, 2026 | House
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
Jan 30, 2026 | House
- 01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to House Education

Bill Texts

7415PDF
7415 SUB APDF

Documents

03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
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 Education: 03-10-2026--H7415-- Michael_Slaiger(Prov Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Adriel_Falowo--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Aisha M_Aceto(Educator Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Aleah_Taly--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Alexander_Lucini(NEARI)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Alicia_Pratt--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Amy_Grzybowski(New England Tech)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Amy_Herlihy--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Andrew_MacMannis(Collective Action for Ed)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Anne_Grimes(VP Middle Schools for Prov Schools)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Anthony_Melillo(Cranston School Committee)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Avishai_Mallinger(Parent)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Benjamin_Carlone.--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Benjamin_Carlone--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Carrie_Allen(Educator)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Cheryl_Babiec(Pawt Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Chiara_Deltito-Sharrott(RI League of Charter Public Schools)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Christopher A_Souza(Educator Pawt)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Christopher_Buonanno(Cranston City Council)--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Christopher_Souza(William E. Tolman High School)--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Danielle_Barron(Parent)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Diane_Clift(Slater Middle School)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Dr Gray_Vaspol(Educator Pawt)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Elizabeth_Rokes(Educator Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Ellen_Foley--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Eric_Asselin--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Erica A_Hammond(RI AFL-CIO)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Erin L_Papa(Prov Resident)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Frank_Ritz(Cranston City Councilman)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Grizzel_Clemesso--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Heather_Rodrigues(Shea High)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Heather_Rodrigues(Shea HS)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Hilary_Connors--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Jennifer_Dolan(Educator Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--John_Thompson(Cranston Teacher Alliance)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Judith_Dixon(Speech-Language Pathologist)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Karla_Alba(Cranston)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Kate_Mendillo(Teacher PPSD)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Kate_Tokarski(Parent)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Katelyn_Berard(Pawt Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Kathleen_Kando--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Keith C_Catone(Cranston School Committee)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Kelsey_Bala.(Kids Count)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Kerry_Tuttlebee(Head of School-Green)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Lara_Haggerty(Teacher W Greenwich)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Larissa_Guido Swenson(Educator)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Lauren M_Hall(Teacher Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Linda_Paiva(Prov Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Lisa_Narcisi Stewart(Educator W Warwick)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Lisa_Pacitto--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Lucrecia_Mendez(Foster Community Leader)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Madalyn_Ciampi--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Marcela_Betancur(Latino Policy Inst)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Maribeth_Calabro(President RIFTHP)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Melissa_Palumbo(Education Coor Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Meredith_Kitson(Prov Promise)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Michael_Hoard--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Mike_Hoard--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Mildred_Marzan Gallop(Teacher Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Nadine_Simmons(Educator Pawt)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Nelia_Hoard(School Counselor-Green School)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Nelson_Miranda(Teacher Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Nina R_Ciniglio(Retired Educator)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Owens_Stearns(Excel Academy CEO)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Patrick_Shelton(Teacher Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Paul_Bovenzi(W Warwick Tearchers Alliance)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Rachel_PalumboProvidence Promise)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Robyn_Gormley-Jackson(Prov Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Ronald A. _Beaupre(Pawt Teachers Alliance)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sarah_Anderson(Blackstone Valley Prep)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sarah_Campbell--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sarah_Kristiansen(Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sarah_O'Reilly--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sarah_Oreilly--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Scott_Sutherland(Superintendent Johnston)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Sean J_Doyle(RIFTHP)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Shannon_Ewing(Johnston Teacher)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Shannon_McLoud(Prov Teacher Union)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Shannon_OConnell(Teacher Prov)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Steve_Osborn(RIDE)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Tom_McDermott(Achievement First Exec Director)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Tracey_Kareemo(RI Educator)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Tracy_Lazzareschit(Educator Pawt)--EDCPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Victor_Capellan(Collective Action)--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Victoria_Criado--EDUPDF
House Education: 03-10-2026--H7415--Yamil_Baez(Graduate Prov School System)--EDCPDF

Sources

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

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