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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

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE WHOLE-HOME REPAIRS PROGRAM

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Fogarty, and Boylan

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2026

     Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing

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     RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 380

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passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved June 18,

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2025, entitled "House Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission To Study and

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Provide Recommendations for the Creation of a Statewide Whole-Home Repairs Program" is

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hereby authorized to continue its study and make a report to the House of Representatives on or

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before June 30, 2026, and said commission shall expire on August 30, 2026; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 380 passed by the

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House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved June 18, 2025, be and

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the same is hereby rescinded; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the composition of said House commission is hereby amended by

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substituting the Executive Director of Rhode Island Housing, or designee, with the Secretary of

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the Rhode Island Department of Housing, or designee.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL

LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE WHOLE-HOME REPAIRS PROGRAM

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     This resolution would extend the reporting date of the special legislative commission to

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study and provide recommendations for the creation of a statewide whole-home repairs program

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from January 5, 2026, to June 30, 2026, and said commission would expire on August 30, 2026,

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and would amend the membership of the commission by substituting the Executive Director of

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Rhode Island Housing with the Secretary of the Rhode Island Department of Housing.

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