# Rhode Island H7909: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT .

Rhode Island H7909, AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by William W. O'Brien (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-04-14 (Referred to Senate Education) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7909-2026
- 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 H7909
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND LITERACY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT .
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-14, Referred to Senate Education
- Sponsor: William W. O'Brien (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (66 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: William W. O'Brien (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Alzate (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jacquelyn M. Baginski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan W. Biah (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew S. Dawson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenni A. Furtado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Serpa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph J. Solomon, Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon T. Voas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | LITERACY DROPOUT PREVENTION ACT PASSAGE | pass | 66 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-14: Referred to Senate Education (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)
- 2026-03-17: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-13: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to House Education (House)

## Bill text

- H7909 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7909.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7909.pdf)

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## Sources
- [H7909 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7909.htm)
- [H7909 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7909.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7909-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).