HB 7849 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF TRADE NAME

This bill's title (HB 7849) relates to trade name filings, but its official abstract incorrectly describes it as creating a "surveillance pricing and online retailing act" prohibiting algorithmic price increases. **However, the provided context contains a clear contradiction between the bill's stated title and the abstract's description.** The abstract claims it would ban algorithmic price hikes for online purchases, but this does not align with the title's focus on trade name filings. The bill is currently in committee (referred to House Corporations, scheduled for hearing on 03/03/2026), but no concrete policy provisions are described beyond the conflicting abstract. Given the inconsistency, a factual summary cannot be reliably generated from the provided information.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Mar 3, 2026
Committee
03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Alex Marszalkowski
DDemocratic
RI
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