# Rhode Island H7026: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT .

Rhode Island H7026, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Earl A. Read, III (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 100) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- 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 H7026
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 100
- Sponsor: Earl A. Read, III (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (64 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Crisis hotline numbers on student and staff IDs: benefit, low. Rhode Island middle and high schools overseen by the state must add crisis help to ID cards. Student IDs must list a suicide prevention number and a substance use crisis number. Staff IDs for teachers, administrators, professional staff, and custodians must include the same info. One number that co…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Earl A. Read, III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Boylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie A. Casimiro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Megan L. Cotter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susan R. Donovan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. McNamara (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. Noret (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher G. Paplauskas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert D. Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina L. Spears (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | NATHAN BRUNO & JASON FLATT ACT PASSAGE | pass | 64 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-18: Signed by Governor — Chapter 100 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-04: Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
- 2026-06-02: Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
- 2026-04-14: Referred to Senate Education (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: House passed Sub A (House)
- 2026-04-03: Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-02: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 2026-03-27: Proposed Substitute
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for consideration (04/02/2026)
- 2026-01-27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-01-23: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)
- 2026-01-09: Introduced, referred to House Education (House)

## Bill text

- H7026 - As Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026.pdf)
- H7026 - Substitute, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026A.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- 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
- [H7026 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026.htm)
- [H7026 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026.pdf)
- [H7026 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026A.htm)
- [H7026 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7026A.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-H7026-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).