HB 7836 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS, AND ESTHETICIANS

Summary

Allows electronic notifications modernize language for notifications, synchronize renewal dates for certain license-types, streamline licensing requirements across several license-types, and update the unlicensed health care practices statute.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026

Floor votes · House May 12, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2026

Signed into law

06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

May 28, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

May 22, 2026

Committee

05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

05/12/2026 House read and passed

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Legislature · Passed

04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 27, 2026

Introduced

02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors