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Rhode Island · 2026 session · Housing-insecure
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 · H7766In 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.
- 02RI · H8141In 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.
- 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.
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