Rebecca Kislak
HB 7183 status: Vetoed — 06/24/2026 Vetoed by Governor (updated Jun 24, 2026).
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Overall Score
Bill summary
The bill mandates that owners of large buildings in Rhode Island track and report their energy and water usage according to state-defined standards.
Owners of large commercial or residential buildings within the state.
Buildings must participate in benchmarking and meet specific energy performance standards.
Property owners face administrative and potential auditing costs; the state incurs costs to manage the reporting program.
Vetoed as of June 2026.
Potential for reduced energy and water consumption and better data availability for state sustainability planning.
Compliance costs, administrative burden, and potential for the mandate to increase costs for tenants.
Specific performance thresholds, consequences for non-compliance, and the extent of the reporting mechanism.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Positive outlook
Mixed / Neutral
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Positive outlook
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Sourcing already shown above, this is what the analysis found worth flagging.
Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
Vetoed by the Governor; bill is not currently law.
Analysis scope
Source provided is a summary only; lacks full legislative text.
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