# Rhode Island H7003: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS .

Rhode Island H7003, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joseph M. McNamara (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 121) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7003-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7003
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 121
- Sponsor: Joseph M. McNamara (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (63 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph M. McNamara (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mia A. Ackerman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Boylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen M. Casey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard R. Fascia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marie A. Hopkins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Morales (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher G. Paplauskas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: K. Joseph Shekarchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS PASSAGE | pass | 63 | 1 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 121 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-04-14: Referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-04-03: Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-02: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
- 2026-03-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-02-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- 2026-02-23: Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- 2026-02-19: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-01-07: Introduced, referred to House Education (House)

## Bill text

- H7003 - As Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7003.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7003.pdf)

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- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H7003 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7003.htm)
- [H7003 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7003.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7003-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).