HB 7173STATE · Rhode IslandPassed Chamber

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024

Incorporates broadband, internet, and wireless means into the crime of injuring electric and communication lines and authorizes municipalities to grant zoning relief for the protection of critical infrastructure.

Voted: 4/28/2026

How representatives voted

135 yea·0 nay

Action history

  • 4/28/202604/28/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
  • 4/24/202604/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026)
  • 4/7/202604/07/2026 Committee recommends passage
  • 4/3/202604/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2026)
  • 2/3/202602/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 1/30/202601/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)
  • 1/21/202601/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations