RI House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale calls for state budget reform

5/13/2026

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Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale calls for state budget reform -- a $15B budget for a state the size of RI is the first unaffordable issue the House should address.

RI House Republicans submitted two bills H7251 (state law change to limit growth in state spending from exceeding the amount of growth in inflation or personal income growth, whichever is greater ) and H7257 (a constitutional amendment to establish a state spending growth limit based on inflation or personal income growth for the voters to decide) to ignite the much needed change for a sustainable state government. The bills were heard in House Finance and were "held for further study."

CALL TO ACTION: Please email/call your Rep, the Speaker's Office, and the members of the House Finance Committee to move this bill forward.

House Finance Committee Members:
Rep Marvin L. Abney, Chair - [email protected]
Rep Scott A. Slater, 1st VC - [email protected]
Rep Alex Marszalkowski, 2nd VC - [email protected]
Rep Karen Alzate - [email protected]
Rep Jacquelyn M. Baginski - [email protected]
Rep Nathan W. Biah - [email protected]
Rep Terri Cortvriend - [email protected]
Rep Grace Diaz - [email protected]
Rep John G. Edwards - [email protected]
Rep Alex S. Finkelman - [email protected]
Rep Raymond A. Hull - [email protected]
Rep William W. O'Brien - [email protected]
Rep Teresa A. Tanzi - [email protected]
Rep Sherry Roberts - [email protected]
Rep George Nardone/Co-sponsor both bills - [email protected]

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The 2026 Rhode Island House Minority (Republican) Caucus is comprised of the following elected members: Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale, District 40 (Foster/Glocester/Coventry); Minority Whip David J. Place, District 47 (Burrillville/Glocester); Representative George Nardone, District 28 (Coventry); Representative Brian Newberry, District 48 (North Smithfield/Burrillville); Representative Robert Quattrocchi, District 41 (Scituate/Cranston); Representative Sherry Roberts, District 29 (Coventry/West Greenwich); Representative Richard Fascia, District 42 (Johnston/Cranston); Representative Marie Hopkins, District 21 (Warwick); Representative Chris Paplauskas, District 15 (Cranston); Representative Paul Santucci, District 53 (Smithfield/Glocester).

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