HB 7679 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- BURIAL OF VETERANS

Summary

Provides that certain Hmong or Lao individuals who served honorably in military operations in support of the United States as special guerrilla units be granted burial rights at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action May 22, 2026

Floor votes · House May 14, 2026

How they voted

69–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 74

May 14, 2026

D Democratic63

60 Yea 3

95% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 22, 2026

Committee

05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

05/14/2026 House passed Sub A

lower

May 5, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/05/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Apr 9, 2026

Committee

04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors