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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island authorizes transportation department to plant pollinator-friendly native species along state roads
Last action · March 12, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Lammis Vargas and 7 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is authorized to plant of trees, shrubs, grasses, and plants within roadway limits and state highways.
Changes roadside landscaping and conservation practices along state-maintained corridors by permitting the introduction of native vegetation tailored for pollinators.
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.
Department of Transportation
Gains explicit authority to plant pollinator-friendly native species within roadway limits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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 12, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 9, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- Jan 30, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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