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Rhode Island House Bill 7676
Session 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS
Active
Active
Passed House on May 5, 2026
First Action
Feb 11, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
7676
State
Rhode Island
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Edith H. Ajello
Primary
Democrat
June Speakman
Primary
Democrat
Lauren H. Carson
Primary
Democrat
Mary Ann Shallcross Smith
Primary
Democrat
Megan L. Cotter
Primary
Democrat
Teresa Ann Tanzi
Primary
Democrat
Terri Cortvriend
Primary
Democrat
Tina L Spears
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on May 5, 2026
Motion Text
PASSAGE
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Abney
Yes
Unknown
Ackerman
Yes
Unknown
Ajello
Yes
Unknown
Alzate
Yes
Unknown
Azzinaro
No
Unknown
Baginski
Yes
Unknown
Batista
Yes
Unknown
Bennett
Yes
Unknown
Biah
Other
Unknown
Boylan
Yes
Unknown
Brien
Yes
Unknown
Caldwell
Yes
Unknown
Carson
Yes
Unknown
Casey
Yes
Unknown
Casimiro
Yes
Unknown
Chippendale
No
Democrat
Christopher R. Blazejewski
Yes
Unknown
Cortvriend
Yes
Unknown
Corvese
Yes
Unknown
Costantino
Yes
Unknown
Cotter
No
Unknown
Craven
Yes
Unknown
Cruz
Yes
Unknown
Dawson
Yes
Unknown
DeSimone
Yes
Unknown
Diaz
Yes
Unknown
Donovan
Yes
Unknown
Edwards
Yes
Unknown
Fascia
No
Unknown
Felix
Yes
Unknown
Fellela
Yes
Unknown
Finkelman
Yes
Unknown
Fogarty
Yes
Unknown
Furtado
Yes
Unknown
Giraldo
Yes
Unknown
Handy
Yes
Unknown
Hopkins
No
Unknown
Hull
Yes
Unknown
Kazarian
Yes
Unknown
Kennedy
Other
Unknown
Kislak
Yes
Unknown
Knight
Yes
Unknown
Lima
Yes
Unknown
Lombardi
Yes
Unknown
Marszalkowski
Yes
Unknown
McEntee
Yes
Unknown
McGaw
Yes
Unknown
McNamara
Yes
Unknown
Messier
Yes
Unknown
Morales
Yes
Unknown
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Unknown
Nardone
No
Unknown
Newberry
No
Unknown
Noret
Yes
Unknown
O'Brien
Yes
Unknown
Paplauskas
No
Unknown
Perez
Other
Unknown
Phillips
Yes
Unknown
Place
No
Unknown
Potter
Yes
Unknown
Quattrocchi
No
Unknown
Read
Yes
Unknown
Roberts
No
Unknown
Sanchez
Yes
Unknown
Santucci
No
Unknown
Serpa
Other
Unknown
ShallcrossSmith
Yes
Unknown
Shanley
Yes
Unknown
Slater
Yes
Unknown
Solomon
Yes
Unknown
Speakman
Yes
Unknown
Spears
Yes
Unknown
Stewart
Yes
Unknown
Tanzi
Yes
Unknown
Voas
Yes
Summary
Allows advisory bodies to participate in a public meeting using videoconferencing, subject to certain requirements.
Text (1)
7676
http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7676.pdf
Actions (8)
06/05/2026
Senate
06/05/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
05/05/2026
House
05/05/2026 House read and passed
05/01/2026
House
05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026)
04/30/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
04/30/2026 Committee recommends passage
04/24/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2026)
03/31/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
03/27/2026
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
02/11/2026
House
02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
Sources
RI Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7676/
Record Created
Feb 11, 2026 6:40:58 PM
Record Updated
Jun 5, 2026 11:02:31 PM
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