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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bill Directs State Agencies to Create Business Flood Insurance Assistance Plan
Last action · March 31, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Thomas Paolino and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island requires the director of the emergency management agency and the commerce commission to develop and implement a plan to help businesses obtain flood insurance through the .
Local businesses face new state-backed assistance mechanisms to navigate federal flood coverage options, shifting how commercial entities prepare for water-related disaster risks.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Rhode Island businesses
Commercial entities gain access to a state-developed plan designed to assist them in obtaining flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program.
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency
The agency's director is required to participate in developing and implementing the business flood insurance assistance plan.
Rhode Island Commerce Commission
The commission must collaborate on the development and implementation of the flood insurance assistance plan for businesses.
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Which state agencies are responsible for creating the flood insurance plan?
What federal program is utilized in the assistance plan?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 31, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 27, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- Jan 23, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Commerce
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
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