---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- WEATHER-RELATED LOSSES"
description: "Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7865"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7865 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Cotter", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Kennedy", "O'Brien", "Serpa", "Shallcross Smith", "Solomon", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f99b61d8-00a6-4d09-93e5-82d05a774513"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1a1180f2317bd348bd325281ea4869f540c84ec300b75921f7165f498733b6cc"
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 7865 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- WEATHER-RELATED LOSSES

Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program.

## Version chain

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

1. **7865 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7865A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2026)
- **2026-04-02** 04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/f99b61d8-00a6-4d09-93e5-82d05a774513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).