| S2552 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts the tangible personal property of Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7880 | Pass | 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] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7324 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Removes basement area from the calculation of floor area ratios in relation to the provisions that a zoning ordinance may address.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7264 | Pass | INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS - Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to use after market parts that are greater than 48 months and less than 72 months from the date of manufacture, provided the repairer has written consent from ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2582 | Pass | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Authorizes reassessment of taxes on new construction from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the date it is first used, whichever is the earlier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7507 | Pass | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment on a property damage benefit would constitute an unfair claims practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3148 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Removes basement area from the calculation of floor area ratios in relation to the provisions that a zoning ordinance may address.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7730 | Pass | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS - Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7952 | Pass | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION - Spells out additional notice provisions, fees and costs of the arbitration process, from initiation to default provisions and potential court sanctions for breach of the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2154 | Pass | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- BIRDS - Allows the taking of wild turkeys by using a crossbow in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by DEM.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3070 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Authorizes the city of Providence to issue a BV alcoholic beverage license for the premises located at 1230 Elmwood Avenue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3045 | Pass | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Directs that for a period of two years, the board of education would waive the whole grain requirements for meals served in public schools, for purposes of receiving reimbursement under federal law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7271 | Pass | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - Provides that a magistrate of the family court has the power and authority to hear contested divorce matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2350 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation real and tangible personal property classified as industrial and would extend the exemption period from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3118 | Pass | THE TOWN OF JOHNSTON MUNICIPAL COURT - Totally repeals the 1964 public law, which established the Johnston Municipal Court and which has never been amended and would enable the town of Johnston to establish a municipal court and housing court with ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8103 | Pass | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - Permit school districts to use release days for professional development; provided that, instruction time meets the yearly requirement of one thousand eighty (1,080) school hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2681 | Pass | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment on a property damage benefit would constitute an unfair claims practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7753 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts the tangible personal property of Northwest Community Health Care d/b/a WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2697 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Exempts the Downtown Overlay District from the provisions of this section allowing for the city of Woonsocket shall, after application, to have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7060 | Pass | PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Designates Sapowet Marsh Management Area, comprised of two hundred ninety-six (296) acres, more or less, located within the town of Tiverton and Sapowet Cove as open space to be utilized for passiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2532 | Pass | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - Permits school districts to use release days for professional development; provided that, instruction time meets the yearly requirement of one thousand eighty (1,080) school hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2415 | Pass | PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Authorizes the department of environmental management to allow and promote passive recreation and enter into leases for agricultural use within certain boundaries designated as the land of Sapowet ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2671 | Pass | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION - Spells out additional notice provisions, fees and costs of the arbitration process, from initiation to default provisions and potential court sanctions for breach of the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7465 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8094 | Pass | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Waives, for one year, the Rhode Island whole grain requirement for meals served in Rhode Island public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7787 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7109 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - Adds the city of Central Falls as exempt from taxation for property acquired by an agency for redevelopment purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2407 | Pass | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7204 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Designates, for fiscal year 2025, the usage for certain funds within the immunization account.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7162 | Pass | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2410 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration dat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2714 | Pass | 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] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8119 | Pass | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- LOW-SPEED VEHICLES - Provides that low-speed vehicles may be operated on limited access highways, state highways, through highways and public highways or roadways provided the speed limit on the highways and roadways is no...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8175 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Gives the city of Woonsocket the authority to establish by ordinance, exemptions from taxation on real and personal property for different classifications of individuals including, but not limited to, the el...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2072 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Designates, for fiscal year 2025, the usage for certain funds within the immunization account.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8337 | Pass | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims (makes Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8013 | Pass | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS - Includes "Kei cars" or "Kei trucks" as having restricted public highway use and those vehicles validly registered as of August 1, 2021, would not be denied renewal of that registra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7660 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation real and tangible personal property classified as industrial and would extend the exemption period from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8254 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Exempts the Downtown Overlay District from the provisions of this section allowing for the city of Woonsocket shall, after application, to have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8275 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Authorizes the city of Providence to issue a BV alcoholic beverage license for the premises located at 1230 Elmwood Avenue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8176 | Pass | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Authorizes reassessment of taxes on new construction from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the date it is first used, whichever is the earlier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2770 | Pass | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- STATE AND MUNICIPAL COURT COMPACT - Authorizes the use of automated traffic violation monitoring systems for all traffic signal laws, including the "Don't Block the Box Statute" and allows for jurisdiction of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3138 | Pass | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims (makes Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3105 | Pass | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Expands the definition of "unfair claims practices".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7702 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires hospitals to screen uninsured patients for public assistance and creates a pilot program for out of hospital service upon expiration of similar federal program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2226 | Pass | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - Provides that a magistrate of the family court has the power and authority to hear contested divorce matters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2440 | Pass | INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS - Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to use after market parts that are greater than 48 months and less than 72 months from the date of manufacture, provided the repairer has written consent from ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8061 | Pass | TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY HOUSING AUTHORITIES - Establishes the composition of the housing authority for the city of Central Falls.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2693 | Pass | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS - Includes "Kei cars" or "Kei trucks" as having restricted public highway use and those vehicles validly registered as of August 1, 2021, would not be denied renewal of that registra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H8331 | Pass | Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of The Kent Office Condominium Association, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
