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HB 7173STATE · Rhode IslandSigned

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

Voted 6/18/2026

Summary

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.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

135 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/18/202606/18/2026 Signed by Governor
  2. 6/16/202606/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 6/9/202606/09/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
  4. 6/5/202606/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)
  5. 5/28/202605/28/2026 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
  6. 5/26/202605/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
  7. 5/1/202605/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
  8. 4/28/202604/28/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
  9. 4/24/202604/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026)
  10. 4/7/202604/07/2026 Committee recommends passage