Environment
Browse Rhode Island bills in Environment with plain-language AI summaries.
Recent Bills
196 billsH8613STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACTConservationThis bill prevents towns from charging farms connection fees for water utility extensions and permanently protects qualifying agricultural land.HouseIntroduced, referred to House Municipal Government & HousingJun 4, 2026S3320AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLANNING, EVALUATION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND STORM SEWERS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029Pollution & WasteThis bill allows Pawtucket residents to vote on borrowing $4 million to fix and build city sewers.SenateSigned by GovernorMay 26, 2026S3302COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURTLand UseThis bill speeds up local zoning and subdivision approvals to make it easier and faster to build new housing.SenateSigned by Governor