---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES"
description: "Establishes a statewide mobile response and stabilization services program to provide rapid crisis response and short-term stabilization for children and youth in their natural environments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8180"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8180 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Casimiro", "Donovan", "McGaw", "Potter", "Shallcross Smith", "Spears", "Stewart", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28774f42-ec26-4e8e-919f-3044c105dc44"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "4132510678dd6e9d2ef1ce0d459b9646c9bbe6cffe73d43c78a53b17c6da8b27"
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 8180 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES

Establishes a statewide mobile response and stabilization services program to provide rapid crisis response and short-term stabilization for children and youth in their natural environments.

## Version chain

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

1. **8180 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8180Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **70–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2026)
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 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/28774f42-ec26-4e8e-919f-3044c105dc44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).