---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7426"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7426 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Fire Code", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morin", "Ucci", "Winfield"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-02"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38f4784b-901c-4099-93a7-77c2539473de"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "439712d62dacc775fcee1b0dc5ba722c3e1b4b3168d84fd5b2329a1ef658d8f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 7426 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **7426** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7426.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Morin — primary (person)
- Ucci — primary (person)
- Winfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-02** 02/02/2018 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19** 02/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2018)
- **2018-03-01** 03/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House read and passed `passage`
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38f4784b-901c-4099-93a7-77c2539473de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).