Rhode Island 2026 Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

HB 7253 — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION

Last action — 04/16/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    10 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 04/16/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/16/2026)

  3. 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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10 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (10)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 7253 do?
Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.
Who sponsors HB 7253?
HB 7253 is sponsored by Julie A. Casimiro (Democratic), Kathleen A. Fogarty (Democratic), Lauren H. Carson (Democratic), Brian Patrick Kennedy (Democratic), Deborah A. Fellela (Democratic), Susan R. Donovan (Democratic), O'Brien, Rebecca M. Kislak (Democratic), David A. Bennett (Democratic), and John G. Edwards (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 7253?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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