# Rhode Island H8253: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS .

Rhode Island H8253, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Raymond A. Hull (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-18 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 139); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8253-2026
- 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 H8253
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-06
- Last action: 2026-06-18, Signed by Governor — Chapter 139
- Sponsor: Raymond A. Hull (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (72 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More detail work for retired police with limits: mixed, medium. The law lets retired police take state-funded details through a state agency or its contractor. You can work up to 75 days or 150 half-days each calendar year on those state-funded details. If you pass the cap, pension checks stop for the extra days, and no extra credits or contributions apply. Pri…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Raymond A. Hull (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Bennett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John G. Edwards (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. Noret (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert D. Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David J. Place (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott A. Slater (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-10 | House | EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM PASSAGE | pass | 72 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- H8253 - As Introduced, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8253.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8253.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
- [H8253 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8253.htm)
- [H8253 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8253.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-H8253-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).