AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICE ACT

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Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2026
Last action: Mar 13, 2026 — 03/13/2026 Withdrawn at sponsor's request
Sponsor: Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith D
Session: 2026
Momentum: 5 · Stalled