Bill Sponsors: RI S2438 | 2024 | Regular Session

Bill Title: Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-19 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [S2438 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Meghan Kallman [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-015FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Tiara Mack [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-006FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Samuel Bell [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-005FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Susan Sosnowski [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-037FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Melissa Murray [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-024FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Bridget Valverde [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-035FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Joshua Miller [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-028FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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