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H8577 • 2026

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Chippendale, Kazarian
Last action
2026-05-21
Official status
House read and passed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

What This Bill Does

  • HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-21 House

    House read and passed

Official Summary Text

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

Current Bill Text

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H8577

2026 -- H 8577
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES

Introduced By:
Representatives Chippendale, and Kazarian

Date Introduced:
May 21, 2026

Referred To:
House read and passed
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WHEREAS, The House of Representatives has learned with sorrow of the unfortunate
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passing of:
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Louis A. Vetelino, Jr. Representative Kennedy
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Edward T. Vigue, Jr. Representative Kennedy
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Ray R. Cox Representative Kennedy
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Penny Webster Representative McEntee
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Major General John Ricottilli Representative Corvese
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Patricia A. Marcotte Representative Noret
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Robert A. Judge Representative McEntee
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Shana Marie Del Santo Representative Lombardi
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Salvatore J. Augeri, Sr. Representative Kennedy
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James Arruda Representative Kennedy
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Mary Lou (Bush) Di Padua Representative Roberts
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Kenneth L. Peloquin, D.D.S Representative Newberry
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Wayne A. LaBore, D.D.S Representative McEntee
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Mary Elizabeth Sullivan Representative Newberry
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Richard “Dick” T. Polacek Representative Place
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Norman E. Miller Representative Read
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the
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State of Rhode Island extends its sincerest condolences and expression of sympathy to the

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bereaved; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is respectfully requested to
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transmit a properly inscribed memorial to the bereaved.
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