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RI H8183
RI H8183Provides for an additional $117,600 to fund the rate increase recommended by the health insurance commissioner.
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Introduced
02/27/2026
02/27/2026
In Committee
02/27/2026
02/27/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This act would provide that for fiscal year 2027, the annual state budget include an additional one hundred seventeen million six hundred thousand dollars ($117,600,000), including forty-six million four hundred thousand dollars ($46,400,000) from general revenues, to fund the rate increase recommended by the office of the health insurance commissioner as part of the required rate review completed in September 2025. This act would take effect upon passage.
AI Summary
This bill provides an additional $117,600,000 for fiscal year 2027 to fund a rate increase recommended by the health insurance commissioner, with $46,400,000 of that amount coming from general state revenues. This funding is intended to cover the rate increase identified in a required review of health insurance rates completed in September 2025 by the office of the health insurance commissioner, which is responsible for overseeing health insurance in the state. The bill will become effective immediately upon its passage.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (7)
Evan Shanley (D)*,
David Bennett (D),
Julie Casimiro (D),
Joseph McNamara (D),
Brandon Potter (D),
Scott Slater (D),
Tina Spears (D),
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance (on 02/27/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| BillText | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8183.pdf |
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