# Rhode Island H7976: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS .

Rhode Island H7976, AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathleen A. Fogarty (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 224) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7976-2026
- 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 H7976
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 224
- Sponsor: Kathleen A. Fogarty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (68 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: Kathleen A. Fogarty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina L. Spears (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer A. Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa A. Tanzi (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | House | COMMITTEE NAMING NEW BUILDINGS PASSAGE | pass | 68 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 224 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-10: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-06-08: Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-08: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-05: Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 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 Special Legislation (House)

## Bill text

- H7976 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7976.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7976.pdf)

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## Sources
- [H7976 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7976.htm)
- [H7976 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7976.pdf)

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- [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-H7976-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).