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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2026 HB 7149 Rhode Island HB 7149 (2026)
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Rhode Island HB 7149 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.

Version chain

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

  1. 7149 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 710 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Casey — primary (person)
  • Casimiro — primary (person)
  • Fascia — primary (person)
  • Hull — primary (person)
  • Noret — primary (person)
  • O'Brien — primary (person)
  • Read — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-16 01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing introduction, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-20 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
  • 2026-03-24 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
  • 2026-04-24 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2026)
  • 2026-04-29 04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage 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 read and passed passage
  • 2026-05-15 05/15/2026 Referred to Senate Labor and Gaming referral-committee
  • 2026-05-15 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2026)
  • 2026-05-20 05/20/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-06-03 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence passage
  • 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dd8b978a-ec6f-4dcf-bab6-6f3509f15303. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).