Rhode Island House Republicans Unveil
FY 2026 Budget and Policy Priorities Report
Minority Leader Michael Chippendale
State House, Providence – Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale and the members of the House Minority Caucus present a detailed fiscal and policy map for the General Assembly –and the public– to consider: The Rhode Island House Republican FY 2026 Budget and Policies Report. House Republicans offer budget principles for a sustainable Rhode Island, which provides a stark contrast and an alternative approach to the majority’s past enacted budgets.
Rhode Island House Republicans seek to right-size Rhode Island’s budget, which is disproportionate to the state’s size, economy and population. It is unsustainable and burdensome for taxpayers. Republicans seek to make the government more accountable, transparent and efficient through the budgetary process. This budget approach seeks to identify and save wasted/ineffectively spent taxpayer dollars and reinvest those savings into (a few examples):
Creating an Office of Inspector General
Advancing educational attainment and success for all, no matter the student’s zip code
Investing in the modernization of state infrastructure
Improving state customer service
Empowering the private market to meet housing demands, improve the quality of healthcare, and provide high paying jobs for individuals and families.
The Republican Budget also seeks to alleviate the burden of state unfunded mandates on local governments and taxpayers.
“The ‘approach’ to a creating a budget, is just as important as what is put in the budget. In the past, Republicans would offer ‘good government’ legislation and budget amendments to improve government efficiency, better leverage federal tax dollars, and fight inflation,” said Chippendale. “By outlining our legislative and fiscal priorities in a single comprehensive approach, we hope to showcase a thoughtful, viable alternative to the budgeting approach used by the Governor and our colleagues across the aisle.”
Rhode Island House Republican FY 2026 Budget and Policy Priorities
(Formatted to model the policy categories used in the House Fiscal Report titled FY 2025 Budget as Enacted – Budget at a Glance
Page 1 – Major Budget Issues
Page 2 – State Government (General Issues)
Page 3 – Taxes and Revenues / Commerce and Workforce
Page 4 – Housing
Page 5 – Health Insurance
Page 6 – Local Government
Page 7 – Health and Human Services (A)
Page 8 – Health and Human Services (B)
Page 9 – Children and Families
Page 10 – Public and Higher Education (A)
Page 11 – Public and Higher Education (B)
Page 12 -Energy, Environment and Climate (A)
Page 13 – Energy, Environment and Climate (B)
Page 14- Transportation