| RI | H7065 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS - Extends the current provisions relative to certain rights of innkeepers and eliminates the sunsetting of such sections thereby preserving the law as it currently exists. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2024) |
| RI | H7046 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY - Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 5] To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7092 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Mandates, as of 1/1/26, all recovery housing facilities register with department of behavioral healthca... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 4] To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7220 | Intro 25% | 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 | H7246 | Intro 25% | 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2024) |
| RI | H7356 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 5]
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| RI | H7385 | Engross 50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - This act would amend the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation special plate law to include an annual ten-dollar (10.00) surcharge for plate renewals. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2024) |
| RI | H7376 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires written acknowledgment from any buyer of oceanfront or shoreline property that they have been informed of the public's rights and privileges of the shore. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | H7440 | Engross 50% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LOBSTERS AND OTHER CRUSTACEANS - Amends the current law to allow for the harvesting of blue crabs during the hours of darkness. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 4] To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H7625 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION - Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 4]
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| RI | H7972 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES - Expands the crime of false reporting to include shootings or other dangerous events. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | H8102 | 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] | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| RI | H8312 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT RECYCLING ACT - Establishes beverage container recycling to be regulated by DEM. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 5] To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H8318 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Clarifies the statute of limitations for all causes of action not otherwise time barred that seek damages arising out of or related to the design/construction/supervision/or insp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31 [Hearing: Jun 4] To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7736 | Enroll 75% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ALCOHOLISM - Requires the dept of behavioral healthcare/developmental disabilities/hospitals to coordinate with the DOH to propose revisions to chapter 1.10 and 10.1 of title 23, including updates and revisions of statutory langu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30 Transmitted to Governor |
| RI | H7216 | Engross 50% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing and also requires 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8154 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- FAMILY COURT - Permits the family court to disclose criminal records of juvenile offenders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the purposes of background check conducted when an individual attemp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8314 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May 28, 2024, To Be "arts Advocacy Day" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29 Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7239 | Engross 50% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28 Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | H7373 | 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] | 2024-05-28 House passed Sub A |
| RI | H7713 | Engross 50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRIC BICYCLES - Defines 3 classes of electric bicycles, authorizes the DEM to determine allowable uses of electric bicycles at properties under the department's jurisdiction, allows Class 1 electric bicycles to legally... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H8311 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May 23, 2024, As "rhode Island Community Health Center Day" [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 House read and passed |
| RI | H8179 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES - Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program or other Bradley Hospital programs. Requires the school district of origin where the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8226 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAX ELIMINATION ACT OF 1998 - Repeals the provision setting a different timeline for reimbursement of East Providence for the FY 2025, and would bring East Providence in line with other municipalities in t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8287 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2024, To Be "jewish American Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 House read and passed |
| RI | H7744 | Engross 50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT - Provides that a defendant's third and subsequent violation of domestic violence offenses, including both prior felony and misdemeanor convictions, be punishable as a felony. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7591 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES - Requires that the department of human services and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals provide forecasted costs... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7858 | Intro 25% | HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Directs the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7903 | 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] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7902 | 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] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7480 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers who convert their gas-powered vehicle into a vehicle propelled by an alternative fuel source. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7213 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PHYSICAL THERAPIST LICENSURE COMPACT ACT - Allows the state to become a member of the physical therapist licensure compact adopted by twenty-five (25) states in order to facilitate the interstate practice of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7759 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Directs the department of transportation to prepare a monthly "Washington Bridge snapshot report" containing information on the progress of repairs and other actions pertaining to the Was... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-10 Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7187 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Exempts any individual who is aging out of foster care from the payment of any fee associated with the issuance of a operator's license as well as driver's education class fees. The fe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8258 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Ponaganset High School Chieftains Wrestling Team On Their Incredibly Successful Season In 2024 As They Repeated As Rhode Island State Champions And As New England Champions [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 House read and passed |
| RI | H7905 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TUITION WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE - Establishes the tuition waiver program for children in Rhode Island foster care program. The purpose would be to increase the number of youths in foster care e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8246 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Charles H. Holdredge, Iii [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 House read and passed |
| RI | H8250 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2024, To Be "older Americans Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 House read and passed |
| RI | H7125 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Eliminates the requirement of paying reinstatement fees to restore a person's right to drive. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7495 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2025 BATTERY-POWERED LEAF BLOWER PILOT REBATE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM - Establishes a new chapter for the 2024 Battery Powered Leaf Blower Pilot Rebate and Education Program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7496 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION YOUTH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Climate Change and Ocean Protection Youth Education and Workforce Development Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7857 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- LEAD BY EXAMPLE ACT - Bans state purchases of plastic bottles and also requires state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8234 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "national Osteogenesis Imperfecta Awareness Week" On May 4 - 11, 2024 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 House read and passed |
| RI | H7597 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Hospital Care Transitions Initiative (hcti) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $250,000 To The Hospital Care Transitions Initiative.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7899 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY HOME-VISITING ACT - Makes the Medicaid rate increase permanent for the first connections family home-visiting program and requires additional information to be added to the annual family home-visiting repo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7901 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE DISCHARGE PLANNING - Requires coverage for residential/inpatient mental health services for detox/stabilization/substance abuse disorders without preauthorization or be subject to concurrent review during the first ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7036 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7168 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Creates "Harter's Law" to extend the civil statute of limitations for injuries resulting from first degree child abuse to thirty-five (35) years. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7543 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Provides the state's share of the basic program and approved expenditures would be paid to the city of East Providence in twelve (12) monthly installments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7593 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |