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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MILITARY CHILD ACT"
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description: "Defines \"military-connected student\" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year."
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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 8125"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8125 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Costantino", "Fellela", "Kennedy", "Noret", "Phillips", "Read", "Santucci", "Solomon"]
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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: "2026-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd2fe2e8-440a-4bbb-b3bd-d92ce0a04053"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "6dbc125d4c0a5a7e9812ee578f9f8c506dc26fa8c628fa0884288a7482765cc3"
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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 8125 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MILITARY CHILD ACT
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Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
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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. **8125** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8125.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Corvese — primary (person)
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- Costantino — primary (person)
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Noret — primary (person)
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- Phillips — primary (person)
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- Read — primary (person)
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- Santucci — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
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- **2026-04-09** 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/14/2026)
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- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
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- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/dd2fe2e8-440a-4bbb-b3bd-d92ce0a04053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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