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Rhode Island House Bill 7175
Session 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION-NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS
Active
Active
Withdrawn on Mar 16, 2026
First Action
Jan 21, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 16, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
7175
State
Rhode Island
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Brian C. Newberry
Primary
Republican
Chris Paplauskas
Primary
Republican
David J. Place
Primary
Republican
Dick Fascia
Primary
Republican
George A Nardone
Primary
Independent
Jon D. Brien
Primary
Republican
Marie Hopkins
Primary
Republican
Michael W. Chippendale
Primary
Republican
Paul Santucci
Primary
Republican
Robert J. Quattrocchi
Primary
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator.
Text (1)
7175
http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7175.pdf
Actions (3)
03/16/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/16/2026 Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/19/2026)
03/13/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
01/21/2026
House
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
Sources
RI Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7175/
Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 6:38:50 PM
Record Updated
Mar 17, 2026 8:48:58 PM
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