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H7513A
2026 -- H 7513 SUBSTITUTE A
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES
DISCLOSURES
Introduced By:
Representatives Corvese, J. Brien, DeSimone, Read, Azzinaro, Shanley,
and Noret
Date Introduced:
February 06, 2026
Referred To:
House Corporations
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 5-20.8 of the General Laws entitled "Real Estate Sales Disclosures"
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is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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5-20.8-14. Radon inspection and mitigation required.
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(a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless
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the context indicates otherwise:
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(1) "Radon" means a radioactive gas found in the air that comes from the natural
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breakdown of uranium, thorium, or radium in soil, rock, and water.
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(2) "Radon test" means measuring the amount of radon in an indoor space:
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(i) With a device made for this purpose;
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(ii) Which is conducted by a certified or licensed individual in accordance with § 23-61-5;
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and
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(iii) In accordance with the protocols specified for the device used.
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(3) "Residential real estate transaction" means an agreement to sell real property for
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residential purposes including, but not limited to, single family homes, duplexes, multi-family
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homes, and apartment complexes. "Residential real estate transaction" does not include property
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sold for non-residential commercial property, or property used for tourist or transient residential
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purposes as defined in § 42-63.1-2.
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(4) "Unsafe radon levels" means radon levels that exceed the Environmental Protection
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Agency action level of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L).
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(b) Transactions that do not require radon testing.
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(1) The following transactions shall not be considered a residential real estate transaction,
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and shall not require a radon test if the transaction is:
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(i) By a lender or an affiliate or subsidiary lender that acquired the home by foreclosure or
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deed in lieu of foreclosure;
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(ii) A sheriff’s sale, tax sale, or sale by foreclosure, partition, or by court appointed trustee;
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(iii) A transfer of a home to be converted by the buyer into a use other than residential or
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to be demolished; or
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(iv) A devise pursuant to a will or an intestate inheritance.
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(2) A residential real estate transaction property that has an existing radon mitigation
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system installed by a licensed radon contractor within three (3) years of the execution of the
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purchase and sale agreement; or
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(3) A residential real estate transaction property that has an existing radon mitigation
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system installed by a licensed radon contractor mare than three (3) years prior to the execution of
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the purchase and sale agreement but has been tested for radon within three (3) years of the execution
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of the purchase and sales agreement.
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(c) Mandatory radon testing and disclosure.
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(1) Any purchase and sale agreement executed on June 1, 2027 and thereafter, as a
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prerequisite to a residential real estate transaction not covered in subsection (b) of this section, a
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radon test shall be performed no earlier than one year prior to the closing date of the residential real
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estate transaction.
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(2) The results of any radon test performed up to one year prior to the closing shall be made
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available to the selling and buying parties of the transaction, as well as any lender designated by
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the buying parties.
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(d) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the buyer shall bear the burden of covering
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the cost of the radon test if it is completed after the execution of the purchase and sale agreement
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and the seller provided no certified test completed within one year prior to the execution of the
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purchase and sale agreement indication no unsafe radon level.
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(e) Mitigation required. In the event that a radon test conducted in accordance with this
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section yields a result indicating unsafe radon levels, a radon mitigation system shall be installed,
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by a certified or licensed individual in accordance with § 23-61-5, prior to the closing of the
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residential real estate transaction, if possible. In the event it is not possible to complete the work
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prior to the closing, the estimated amount of the cost of the mitigation system shall be held in
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escrow until the work is completed at which time the amount in escrow shall be distributed in
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accordance with an agreement signed by the seller and buyer to the closing.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on June 1, 2027.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES
DISCLOSURES
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This act would provide protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions
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and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation.
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This act would take effect on June 1, 2027.
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