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RI H7589
Bill
Status
2/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Terri-Denise Cortvriend
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AI Summary
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Requires the General Assembly to appropriate at least $80,000 annually to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency for emergency communications support during major incidents or when communities exhaust their emergency resources
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Allocates at least $12,500 each to four primary mutual aid control centers: metro control, east bay control, northern control, and southern control
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Provides at least $7,500 each to communities designated as back-up control centers
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Funds support emergency communications coordination when communities request assistance through mutual aid agreements
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Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents.
Military Affairs And Defense
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
2/6/2026