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H7370 • 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT (Allows the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any newspaper located within their municipalities and would also allow publication in other designated digital or print platforms selected by their town councils.)
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT (Allows the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any newspaper located within their municipalities and would also allow publication in other designated digital or print platforms selected by their town councils.)
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-02-03
Committee
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-01-30
Rhode Island General Assembly
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/03/2026)
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2026-01-28
Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Official Summary Text
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT (Allows the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any newspaper located within their municipalities and would also allow publication in other designated digital or print platforms selected by their town councils.)
Current Bill Text
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H7370 2026 -- H 7370 ======== LC004303 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT Introduced By: Representatives Place, Nardone, Hopkins, Quattrocchi, Fascia, Santucci, and Chippendale Date Introduced: January 28, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby 2 amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 3 CHAPTER 71 4 BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT 5 45-71-1. Burrillville and Glocester public notice requirements. 6 Notwithstanding any public or general law to the contrary, effective January 1, 2027, 7 whenever it is required under this title or any other provision of the general laws that any notice or 8 publication be published by the town of Burrillville or the town of Glocester, in a public newspaper, 9 the notice may be published in any newspaper in general circulation within either of the 10 municipalities or other designated digital or print platform selected by the town council of either 11 municipality, which may be reasonably demonstrated to reach a larger portion of the population 12 within each such municipality, than a newspaper in general circulation. 13 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004303 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT *** 1 This act would allow the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any 2 newspaper in general circulation within either of the municipalities. This act would also allow 3 publication in other designated digital or print platforms selected by their town councils. 4 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004303 ======== LC004303 - Page 2 of 2