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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 TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND

COMPUTATION

     Introduced By: Senators Britto, McKenney, Burke, and Murray

     Date Introduced: March 20, 2026

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 44-18 of the General Laws entitled "Sales and Use Taxes — Liability

and Computation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     44-18-18.2. Rhode Island public transit authority operations allocation.

     (a) All sales and use tax revenue collected from transportation network companies, as

defined in § 44-18-7.3, shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode

Island public transit authority.

     (b) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account known as the

“Rhode Island public transit authority account”. Revenue collected from transportation network

companies pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited into this account and used

to fund operations related to the Rhode Island public transit authority.

     (c) The account created under this section shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery

provision set forth in § 35-4-27.

     SECTION 2. Section 35-4-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-4 entitled "State Funds"

is hereby amended to read as follows:

     35-4-27. Indirect cost recoveries on restricted receipt accounts.

     Indirect cost recoveries of fifteen percent (15%) of cash receipts shall be transferred from

all restricted receipt accounts, to be recorded as general revenues in the general fund. However,

there shall be no transfer from cash receipts with restrictions received exclusively: (1) From

contributions from nonprofit charitable organizations; (2) From the assessment of indirect cost-

recovery rates on federal grant funds; or (3) Through transfers from state agencies to the department

of administration for the payment of debt service. These indirect cost recoveries shall be applied to

all accounts, unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, court order, or court settlement. The

following restricted receipt accounts shall not be subject to the provisions of this section:

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services

     HIV Care Grant Drug Rebates

     Health System Transformation Project

     Rhode Island Statewide Opioid Abatement Account

     HCBS Support-ARPA

     HCBS Admin Support-ARPA

     Department of Human Services

     Organ Transplant Fund

     Veterans’ home — Restricted account

     Veterans’ home — Resident benefits

     Pharmaceutical Rebates Account

     Demand Side Management Grants

     Veteran’s Cemetery Memorial Fund

     Donations — New Veterans’ Home Construction

     Commodity Supplemental Food Program-Claims

     Department of Health

     Pandemic medications and equipment account

     Miscellaneous Donations/Grants from Non-Profits

     State Loan Repayment Match

     Healthcare Information Technology

     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

     Eleanor Slater non-Medicaid third-party payor account

     Hospital Medicare Part D Receipts

     RICLAS Group Home Operations

     Group Home Facility Improvement Fund

     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

     Emergency and public communication access account

     Department of Environmental Management

     National heritage revolving fund

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     Environmental response fund II

     Underground storage tanks registration fees

     De Coppet Estate Fund

     Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

     Historic preservation revolving loan fund

     Historic Preservation loan fund — Interest revenue

     Department of Public Safety

     E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System

     Forfeited property — Retained

     Forfeitures — Federal

     Forfeited property — Gambling

     Donation — Polygraph and Law Enforcement Training

     Rhode Island State Firefighter’s League Training Account

     Fire Academy Training Fees Account

     Attorney General

     Forfeiture of property

     Federal forfeitures

     Attorney General multi-state account

     Forfeited property — Gambling

     Department of Administration

     Health Insurance Market Integrity Fund

     RI Health Benefits Exchange

     Information Technology restricted receipt account

     Restore and replacement — Insurance coverage

     Convention Center Authority rental payments

     Investment Receipts — TANS

     OPEB System Restricted Receipt Account

     Grants Management Administration

     Office of Energy Resources

     OER Reconciliation Funding

     RGGI Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council Projects

     Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Operating and Maintenance Account

     Clean Transportation Programs

     Department of Housing

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     Housing Resources and Homelessness Restricted Receipt Account

     Housing Production Fund

     Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Fund

     Department of Revenue

     Car Rental Tax/Surcharge-Warwick Share

     DMV Modernization Project

     Jobs Tax Credit Redemption Fund

     Legislature

     Audit of federal assisted programs

     Department of Children, Youth and Families

     Children’s Trust Accounts — SSI

     Military Staff

     RI Military Family Relief Fund

     RI National Guard Counterdrug Program

     Treasury

     Admin. Expenses — State Retirement System

     Retirement — Treasury Investment Options

     Defined Contribution — Administration - RR

     Violent Crimes Compensation — Refunds

     Treasury Research Fellowship

     Business Regulation

     Banking Division Reimbursement Account

     Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Reimbursement Account

     Securities Division Reimbursement Account

     Commercial Licensing and Racing and Athletics Division Reimbursement Account

     Insurance Division Reimbursement Account

     Historic Preservation Tax Credit Account

     Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission

     Marijuana Trust Fund

     Social Equity Assistance Fund

     Judiciary

     Arbitration Fund Restricted Receipt Account

     Third-Party Grants

     RI Judiciary Technology Surcharge Account

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     Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

     Statewide Student Transportation Services Account

     School for the Deaf Fee-for-Service Account

     School for the Deaf — School Breakfast and Lunch Program

     Davies Career and Technical School Local Education Aid Account

     Davies — National School Breakfast & Lunch Program

     School Construction Services

     Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner

     Tuition Savings Program Fund

     Higher Education and Industry Center

     IGT STEM Scholarships

     Department of Labor and Training

     Job Development Fund

     Contractor Training Restricted Receipt Account

     Workers’ Compensation Administrative Account

     Rhode Island Council on the Arts

     Governors’ Portrait Donation Fund

     Statewide records management system account

     Rhode Island public transit authority account

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

     RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND

COMPUTATION

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     This act would establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island

public transit authority for use to fund its operations, funded by sales taxes collected from ride-

share companies, which account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.

     This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.

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