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Bills affecting Parent / guardian in Rhode Island (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 11 active Rhode Island bills this session that affect parent / guardian constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 11 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the parent / guardian community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01RI · S2439In committee
Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.
- 02RI · S2173In committee
Commencing July 1, 2026, this act eliminates the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.
- 03RI · S2542In committee
Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services.
- 04RI · H7796In committee
Establishes a twenty-seven (27) member joint commission to study ways to maximize revenue for child welfare and children’s behavioral health services.
- 05RI · H7807In committee
Exempts meals served in licensed childcare centers from taxation.
- 06RI · S2242In committee
Requires the department of human services to provide childcare assistance to families, including those served through DCYF, who meet the requirements of a protective services category as defined in CFR 98.20 (a)(3)(ii).
- 07RI · H7393In committee
Expand eligibility for the childcare assistance program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark.
- 08RI · S2960In committee
Eliminates fingerprinting fees for licensed childcare hires, require background checks for youth activity instructors, and allow active TS/SCI clearance to satisfy criminal background check requirements.
- 09RI · S3024In committee
Increases the number of state childcare licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) childcare providers.
- 10RI · H8176In committee
Adds a new category to the eligibility of childcare assistance to include a "protective services category" which would include foster or kinship children served through DCYF.
- 11RI · S2667In committee
Expands eligibility for the childcare assistance program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark.
- What parent / guardian bills are moving in Rhode Island in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 11 Rhode Island bills this session that affect parent / guardian constituents including Restricts application of pesticides and rodenticides at schools and childcare centers and requires schools to provide copies of notice to parents and guardians.; Commencing July 1, 2026, this act eliminates the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.; Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect parent / guardian 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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