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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bill Adds Aging and Disability Advocates to State Planning Council
Last action · March 27, 2026: Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal GovernmentSponsor: Lauren Carson
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island expands the by adding a representative from an aging adult organization and an older member from a statewide disability advocacy organization.
The composition of the changes to include specific advocacy perspectives for older adults and individuals with disabilities.
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.
Aging adult organizations
An organization representing aging adults gains a designated seat on the state planning council.
Statewide disability advocacy organizations
A member aged sixty or older from a disability advocacy organization gains a designated seat on the state planning council.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 27, 2026CommitteeReferred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
- Mar 24, 2026FloorHouse passed Sub A
- Mar 20, 2026Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2026)
- Mar 19, 2026FloorCommittee recommends passage of Sub A
- Mar 13, 2026Proposed Substitute
- Mar 13, 2026Scheduled for consideration (03/19/2026)
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- Mar 9, 2026Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/10/2026)
- Mar 6, 2026Scheduled for consideration
- Feb 10, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Feb 6, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/10/2026)
- Feb 4, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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