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IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 02, 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 (Establishes a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code from the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code until January 1, 2031, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 03, 2026: 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7738
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 65
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Giraldo
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Sanchez
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- 04/02/2026 House read and passed
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- 03/27/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/02/2026)
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- 03/25/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2026)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- 03/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- 02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2026)
- 03/27/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/02/2026)
- House Environment and Natural Resources: 03-11-2026--H7738--Jason_Martiesian(RIBC)--enrPDF
- House Environment and Natural Resources: 03-11-2026--H7738--Joel_Gates--enrPDF
- House Environment and Natural Resources: 03-11-2026--H7738--Tristan_Grant(New Buildings Institute)--enrPDF



