| S1046 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for mandatory uninsured motorist coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S1057 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the introduction into court proceedings of any evidence that the fair and reasonable charge for healthcare services is the amount received by the healthcare provider rather than the amount billed by healthcare providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S1016 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a parent to introduce evidence in a family court child custody dispute, form an expert, alleging the existence of parental alienation syndrome by the other parent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| S1043 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee from directly or indirectly committing any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice or the employee or employer may be held personally liable.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0369 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0882 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a municipality exempt from taxation the real, tangible and personal property of urban and small farmers. This act also defines urban and small farmers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S1042 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that contractors maintain errors and omissions insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0135 | Intro
Sine Die | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S1047 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0894 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits any employee of the department of corrections from punishing or threatening any person that is currently or has previously been in prison or on probation or parole because of this person’s political speech.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6473 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating June 1, 2023, As "rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
House read and passed |
| S0887 | Intro
Sine Die | Funds the state crime victims compensation program through and additional two dollar ($2.00) fine on traffic violations, exclusive of violations related to the parking of vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6470 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of William E. Mckenney, Iii
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
House read and passed |
| S0833 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the due date for the district action plan each and every year from September 1 to December 31, and further require that there are no fewer than five (5) school district education reviews annually beginning in academic year 2024-2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| H6466 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,000,000 To The Office Of Energy Resources To Fund A Rebate Program In Conjunction With The Passage Of An Eligible Ordinance That Would Ban The Use Of Gasoline-powered Leaf Blowers (this Joint Resolution ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6469 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $800,000 To Higher Ground International To Support A One-time Capital Contribution Toward The Construction And Renovations Of Higher Ground International's New Headquarters (this Resolution Would Authorize ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6463 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2023-05-31
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S0062 | Engross
Sine Die | 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] | 2023-05-31
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S0687 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S0799 | Engross
Sine Die | Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0885 | Pass | Enables the city of East Providence to offer tax amnesty for two (2) separate sixty (60) day periods for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for waiver of interest and penalties in an amount not to excide $10,000 on overdue real property tax payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| S1054 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the board of review within the department of labor and training from three (3) to five (5) members in order to include a small business owner and a second member from the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Labor Committee |
| H6329 | Pass | Allows Puya Joseph Nili to join Jacqueline Azniv Kazarian and Chad Erik Austino in marriage on or about October 8, 2023, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S0790 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires private insurers to reimburse child care service providers for therapy services offered through EOHHS certified Kids Connect/Therapeutic Childcare Services. This coverage would be effective January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0797 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides special enrollment period for Medicare Part B. Prohibits carriers from imposing conditions on enrollees or discriminate on price based upon health status, claims experience or preexisting conditions. Sunsets on December 31, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S0851 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that certain quarterly reports required to be filed by district charter schools, mayoral academies and independent charter schools be submitted to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0491 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes language academies for non-English proficient students and also establishes the Rhode Island education revitalization fund to provide funding to the language academies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0762 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the local share of education funding to be paid to charter public schools based on a comparison of performance data between the specific school from which the student is coming and the specific charter school that will be receiving the student...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0870 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S0498 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires publishers to provide electronic book licenses to libraries and schools on reasonable terms, when a publisher offers to license electronic books and digital audiobooks to the public in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0562 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2024, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6165 | Pass | Enables the city of East Providence to offer tax amnesty for two (2) separate sixty (60) day periods for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for waiver of interest and penalties in an amount not to excide $10,000 on overdue real property tax payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| H6462 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows municipalities to establish a program providing property tax exemption to active duty individuals who volunteer services as a firefighter or emergency medical technician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| H6460 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits residents on ponds in Coventry with a capacity in excess of 1,400 normal storage acre feet of water, to alter, repair, modify, or replace a dock on the pond by seeking approval only from DEM.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S0184 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III and places Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0495 | Intro
Sine Die | "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0700 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the number of commissioners on the board of commissioners to no less than fifteen and would add a d/b/a Serve RI designation after commissions name.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| H6464 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6459 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting That Rhode Island Energy Factor Into Consideration In Future Smart-charging Pilot Programs The Benefit-cost Assessment And Reduced Costs Associated With Using Energy During Off-peak Charging Times
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6465 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Authorizing Appropriation Of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) To Commerce Rhode Island For Express Purpose Of Providing Base Level Operation Funds For Local Visitor Centers (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of Five Million Do...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6467 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,500,000 To The Office Of Energy Resources To Fund Grants For Solar Canopy (or Solar Carport) Projects (this Joint Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation Of $1,500,000 Out Of The 2022-2023 Budget Sur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H6468 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $400,000 To Community College Of Rhode Island For The Gwo Certification Program At The Flanagan Campus (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $400,000 To Community College Of Rhode...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S0813 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that any conviction of unnecessary cruelty to animals, malicious injury or killing of animals, or abandonment of animals, also carries the appropriate penalties pursuant to the domestic violence prevention act, where applicable.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0808 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H6294 | Pass | Enables the governor to determine the salary of the director of the department of children, youth and families for the year 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| S0086 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables school teachers, state and municipal employees to retire earlier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0904 | Pass | Enables the governor to determine the salary of the director of the department of children, youth and families for the year 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Signed by Governor |
| S0984 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $3,000,000 To Rhode Island College For The Rhode Island Vision Education And Services Program (rivesp) (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $3,000,000 To Rhode Island College For The Rhode Island Vis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H6458 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating And Honoring Former Superintendent Of Pawtucket Public Schools Dr. Cheryl Mcwilliams On Her Retirement After More Than Twenty-five Years Of Distinguished Service To The Children And The City Of Pawtucket
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
House read and passed |
| S0390 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
