# Rhode Island H7154: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS .

Rhode Island H7154, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John G. Edwards (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-05-22 (Referred to Senate Judiciary) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7154-2026
- 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 H7154
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS .
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Referred to Senate Judiciary
- Sponsor: John G. Edwards (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (68 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John G. Edwards (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Bennett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arthur J. Corvese (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca M. Kislak (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon C. Potter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Evan P. Shanley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-05 | House | RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- AC PASSAGE | pass | 68 | 4 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-05-22: Referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-05-01: Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-30: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2026)
- 2026-03-31: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- 2026-01-16: Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections (House)

## Bill text

- H7154 - As Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7154.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7154.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3337: 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)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H7154 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7154.htm)
- [H7154 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7154.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [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-H7154-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).