# Rhode Island H8229: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE DR.

Rhode Island H8229, AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE DR., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status became law, last action 2026-04-24 (Effective without Governor's signature) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8229-2026
- 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 H8229
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT TO VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF THE DR.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Effective without Governor's signature
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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

- Restoration path for Dr. King PTO charter: mixed, low. The law extends the deadline to December 31, 2026 to file missing annual reports for 1983–2026. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Parent-Teacher Organization must file all overdue reports with the Rhode Island Secretary of State and pay the filing fees by that date. It must also pay the General Trea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | CHARTER PARENT-TEACHER ORG PASSAGE | pass | 64 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-24: Effective without Governor's signature (Governor)
- 2026-04-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-16: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (04/16/2026) (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 hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
- 2026-03-04: Introduced, referred to House Corporations (House)

## Bill text

- H8229 - As Introduced, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8229.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8229.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8229 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8229.htm)
- [H8229 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8229.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [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-H8229-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).