H7589 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.)

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Cortvriend, McGaw
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.)

What This Bill Does

AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.)

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Bill History

2026-04-08 Committee
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
2026-04-03 Rhode Island General Assembly
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
2026-02-06 Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to House Finance

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.)

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H7589

2026 -- H 7589
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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 MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Introduced By:
Representatives Cortvriend, and McGaw

Date Introduced:
February 06, 2026

Referred To:
House Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 30-15 of the General Laws entitled "Emergency Management" is
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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30-15-46. Funding to support mutual aid control centers.

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(a) The general assembly shall make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty
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thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency in the executive
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department and created pursuant to the provisions of §30-15-5, to assist with emergency
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communications during major or multiple emergency incidents or when a community has
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exhausted its emergency resources and has requested assistance by the control centers under their
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mutual aid agreement.
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(b) These funds shall be distributed annually as follows:
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(1) An amount of not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) to the
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communities designated as metro control, east bay control, northern control, and southern control;
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and
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(2) An amount of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) to the
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communities designated as back-up control centers.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
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This act would require the general assembly to make an annual appropriation of not less
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than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist
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with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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