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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period and increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 05, 2026: 03/05/2026 Committee transferred to House Finance
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7689
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Actions
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- 03/05/2026 Committee transferred to House Finance
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- 03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
Bill Texts
Documents
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2026)
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Ben_Nastasi--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Chris_Campanile--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--David_Caprio, President, Children's Friend--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Ditra_Edwards (SISTA Fire)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Divya_Nair (The Eco Progress Institute)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Emily_Gaudreau, Jewish Alliance of Greater RI--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Hannah_Stern (Dir. of Public Pol. & Gov Rel., Planned Parenthood)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Jeremy_M. Langill, (Exec. Mntr., RIState Council Churches)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Jessica Vega, (Sr Adv & Cmty Eng.Mgr, RI KIDS COUNT)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Jocelyn_Antonio--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Lucy Rios (Exec. Dir. RICADV)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Marcela_Betancur (Exec Dir., Latino Policy Institute)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Peggy_Afonso (Program Officer, United Way, RI)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Raising RI--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--san_shoppell--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Steven_Brown (Exec. Director, ACLU)--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Victoria_Restler--JudPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-04-2026--H7689--Yolanda_Macias (Assoc. Manager, Conexion Latina)--JudPDF
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