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Bills affecting Public transit user in Rhode Island (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 8 active Rhode Island bills this session that affect public transit user constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 8 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the public transit user community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01RI · H8145In committee
Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies; and provided further, the account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.
- 02RI · H8369In committee
Increases and reallocates the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).
- 03RI · S2392In committee
Allows parents or guardians to have access to GPS data of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to and from school.
- 04RI · H8127In committee
Amends the Rhode Island Transit Authority (RIPTA) board composition by adding the Rhode Island Climate Community to the groups given due consideration for appointment to the board.
- 05RI · H7138In committee
Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.
- 06RI · H7464In committee
Prohibits RIPTA from using state funds or the proceeds of any bond(s) to pay for any work performed after 8/1/26, pursuant to the “transit center joint development project” RFP and/or pursuant to related the preliminary services agreement.
- 07RI · S2265In committee
Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
- 08RI · S3133Introduced
Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority, funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies, which said sales taxes would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.
- What public transit user bills are moving in Rhode Island in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 8 Rhode Island bills this session that affect public transit user constituents including Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies; and provided further, the account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.; Increases and reallocates the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).; Allows parents or guardians to have access to GPS data of the bus or other motor vehicle used to transport students to and from school..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect public transit user 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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