| RI | S2078 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DISCLOSURE OF PRICES -- MEDICAL FACILITY ITEMS - Provides a procedure requiring that healthcare facilities maintain a list with all standard charges for all Medical facility items. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2090 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2388 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOME CARE PATIENTS RIGHTS - Provides that all home health care patients receive home health care services regardless of their permanent or temporary residence. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2526 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Outlines the requirements and process for LEAs to get written parental consent before conducting an evaluation or making an initial placement of a student in a special education program of services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 [Hearing: Jun 6]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | S2499 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ACT - Creates the financial framework for incentivizing energy storage systems. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 [Hearing: Jun 6]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | S2717 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 [Hearing: Jun 6]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | S2714 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires all hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for public health programs and financial assistance under Medicare and Medicaid. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S2726 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2021 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2043 | Engross 50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Adds climate change, sea-level rise and coastal resiliency to the analysis of data of the strategic plan for economic development policy. Adds director of DEM and executive director of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 House passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | S2151 | Engross 50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Modifies the definition of "core forest" to refer to unfragmented forest blocks or single or multiple parcels totaling 250 acres or greater and at least 25 yards from mapped roads. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | S2202 | Engross 50% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers po... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2185 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires information on the public's rights and privileges of the shore to be included in disclosure forms for the sale of vacant land or real property. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2156 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS - Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year for certain retired ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2153 | Engross 50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- FRESHWATER LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program and a restricted receipt account as a fund within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issue... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 5]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | S2229 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE - Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liab... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2263 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2332 | Intro 25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- OIL SPILL PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSE FUND - Provides funds to support Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council to reduce climate emissions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2268 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney gene... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2343 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Redirects the distribution of the hotel tax money generated in the South County regional tourism district. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2458 | Engross 50% | ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2379 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LACTATION COUNSELORS PRACTICE ACT OF 2024 - Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation counselors as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S2378 | Engross 50% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Requires the department of health to amend its rules and regulations that allow for DEA-registered pharmacies to transfer electronic prescriptions at a patient's request. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2623 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT - Creates the occupational therapy licensure compact that would allow licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in all states that join the co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S2716 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM - Establishes the primary care training sites program and appropriates $2,700,000 for implementing the program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2713 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6]
Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2778 | Engross 50% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Eliminates requirement of signing with an "X" for voters who cannot sign their name due to blindness, disability, or inability to read/write and establishes a timeframe for local boards to accept mail ballot applications d... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2767 | Engross 50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Allows victims of sexual assault to submit a medical forensic exam performed by a licensed health care provider in lieu of a police report in order to establish eligibility for funds under the St... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | S2801 | Engross 50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DISCLOSURE AND HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT - Repeals the "Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act." Amends title 5 "Businesses and Professions" to include a new... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | S2853 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT - Requires that public utilities plan utility work in accordance with the state transportation improvement program schedules when working on state roads. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2849 | Engross 50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES - Amends the provision of notice to be provided for the release of any hazardous gas or liquid as determined by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admini... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2811 | Intro 25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25)... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2867 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE LADDERS TO LICENSURE PROGRAM - Implements a grant program to fund public or private partnerships that provide opportunities for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher education degrees and health professiona... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2808 | Engross 50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING PLANS - Requires that developers of ground-mounted solar systems submit a plan for decommissioning to be held on file by the municipality and requires DEM, with the office of energy resources, ma... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S2896 | Engross 50% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- UNCLAIMED INTANGIBLE AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY - Provides conditions which persons paid to recover or assist in recovering reported property must comply with. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2902 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS BONDS - Provides that upon application, and good cause, the state may waive the bonding requirement for certified minority business enterprises or women owned businesses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2952 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6]
Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2970 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF RENTAL OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED TRICYCLES IN NEW SHOREHAM - Expands the authority of the town council to enact ordinances establishing procedures and standards related to the rental... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2974 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Expands the law on school lunch service contracts requirements that provides for payment to workers/aides for 180 days or the contract for the school year, exclusive of paid time off, including vacation days or other forms ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2950 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL EMERGENCY DRILLS ACT - Makes revisions to the number, timing, and procedures to be followed when schools grades K through 12 implement fire drills, evacuation drills, and crisis response drills, designed to protect the health and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S3093 | Engross 50% | Authorizes the town of Narragansett to issue not more than $3,000,000 general obligation bonds and notes to finance affordable housing in the Town of Narragansett, including but not limited for appropriations to the town’s affordable housing trust. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S3097 | Intro 25% | Authorizes the town of North Kingstown to issue not more than $137,200,000 bonds and notes for capital improvements of school facilities throughout the town, including a new Wickford middle school. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S3128 | Pass | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating And Commemorating June Of 2024, As "pride Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2722 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S3127 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- MOTOR PASSENGER CARRIERS -- NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - Establishes a safe and reasonable regulatory framework for companies and drivers providing non-emergency medical transportation services to a populati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2084 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insuran... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2127 | Engross 50% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2024) |
| RI | S2220 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2024) |
| RI | S2240 | Engross 50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | S2173 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT - Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Path... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 6] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |