Rhode Island bills · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island HB 7530
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hopkins (Republican)
- Cotter (Democratic)
- Chippendale (Republican)
- Place (Republican)
- Perez (Democratic)
- Paplauskas (Republican)
- Santucci (Republican)
- Nardone (Republican)
- Fascia (Republican)
- Quattrocchi (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Rhode Island legislature· summary
Exempts homes under two thousand (2,000) square feet from automatic statewide IECC energy mandates, allowing municipalities to decide whether to adopt climate-focused building code requirements for small and modest homes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 · Legislature
03/25/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study - Mar 20, 2026 · Legislature
03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources