# Rhode Island H7738: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE .

Rhode Island H7738, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Cortvriend (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-04-03 (Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7738-2026
- 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 H7738
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE .
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
- Sponsor: Terri Cortvriend (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (65 yes, 0 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: Terri Cortvriend (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Boylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle E. McGaw (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: June Speakman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina L. Spears (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | STATE BUILDING CODE PASSAGE | pass | 65 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-03: Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-03-27: Placed on House Calendar (04/02/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-25: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-03-20: Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2026)
- 2026-03-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources (House)

## Bill text

- H7738 - As Introduced, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7738.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7738.pdf)

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- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)

## Sources
- [H7738 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7738.htm)
- [H7738 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7738.pdf)

## Related
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- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7738-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).