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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT"
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description: "Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7199"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7199 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Casimiro", "Craven", "Felix", "Fogarty", "Giraldo", "Hull", "Potter", "Shanley", "Speakman"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2026-01-21"
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last_action: "2026-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/faacf4ea-263f-41c0-8a0e-0ab800e5f665"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "7f5081679ec78eee53040a791e6dfea374c07725652df0a9e3227dcf6c1b2afe"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7199 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND SURVIVOR EARLY LEASE TERMINATION ACT
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Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7199 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7199A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alzate — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- Giraldo — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-21** 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2026-03-16** 03/16/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/18/2026)
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- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/19/2026)
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- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-06-01** 06/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/faacf4ea-263f-41c0-8a0e-0ab800e5f665`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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