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Bills affecting Housing-insecure in Rhode Island (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 6 active Rhode Island bills this session that affect housing-insecure constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 6 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the housing-insecure community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01RI · S2972In committee
Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to all tenants who qualify in eviction proceedings.
- 02RI · S2305In committee
Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.
- 03RI · H7044In committee
Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
- 04RI · S2621In committee
Creates a state-run pilot program in Rhode Island that provides paid, low-barrier employment to individuals experiencing homelessness for community beautification and cleanup projects while connecting participants to supportive services.
- 05RI · H8385In committee
Allows sealing of eviction records for defective complaint or lack of jurisdiction for individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who didn't sign the lease.
- 06RI · H8111In committee
Provides for the sealing of eviction records under certain circumstances.
- What housing-insecure bills are moving in Rhode Island in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 6 Rhode Island bills this session that affect housing-insecure constituents including Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to all tenants who qualify in eviction proceedings.; Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.; Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect housing-insecure people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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