| RI | H5129 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5261 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Permits, effective 7/1/25, the family court to make appropriate orders of support and education of any child who has attained 18 years of age, but not 21, who is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5306 | Intro
25% | SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION -- CAPITAL CENTER COMMISSION - Repeals legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5307 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5369 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from property taxation, the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5505 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS - Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 5]
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5699 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Codac, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit domestic corporation, located at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5695 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5977 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Removes language that requires the department of elementary and secondary education to prorate funds to school districts in certain situations and eliminate funding for certain programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5952 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION - Provides for a home ownership assistance account administered by Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to expand home ownership.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H6003 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW -- AND MODERATE -- INCOME HOUSING - Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5901 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6015 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,000 To Higher Ground International, And $250,000 To Dorcas International Institute Of Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $300,000 To Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6017 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5836 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5293 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY - Creates a public education program on methods to recycle textiles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5309 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Increases the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5522 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES - Requires the rule adopting agency, to send the general assembly members a copy of the proposed rule within 20 days of filing a final rule.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5797 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5785 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Creates a sales tax holiday on August 9 and 10, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5633 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Allows a pharmacist to dispense a one-time refill for certain medications for continuation of therapy to patients under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5556 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5766 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Reinstates the cost of living adjustments for retirees, when the annual investment return of the retirement system, exceeds ten percent (10%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5762 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHER'S RETIREMENT - Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5594 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5595 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 - Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5759 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5733 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Conferring Limited Purpose Recognition To The Native American Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5578 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Prohibits public utilities from raising the cost for access to the internet for senior citizens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5623 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits health insurance plans from requiring prior authorization for a new episode of rehabilitative care for twelve visits, or from requiring prior authorization for rehabilitative care for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5530 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5188 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS - Gives authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. This act...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5187 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT - Expands the definition of "employee". Also modifies how the state's labor relations board operates and aids in enforcement of the board's orders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5272 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS - Allows the owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle to establish non-liability for traffic violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5461 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT - Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediP...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5455 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1990 - Defines "anti-Semitism" for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5384 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Increases from 7 days to 9 days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections and no certificates of election may be i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5335 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5297 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Sets standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5317 | Intro
25% | HIGHWAYS -- RELOCATION OF UTILITY SERVICES - Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5250 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOLIDAY BUSINESS - Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5174 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS - Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5285 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes a host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education that is in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), to be used only for th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5245 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5257 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME WORKFORCE STANDARDS BOARD ACT - Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5104 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Forbids a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier from considering the zip code of where an insured lives for purposes of calculating their policy premium.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-22
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5131 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Address Concerns In The Delivery Of Healthcare To Inmates And Individuals Awaiting Trial In The Custody Of The Rhode Island Department Of Corrections (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5068 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TERMINATION OF SERVICE TO PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED, SERIOUSLY ILL, OR IN ARREARS OF PAYMENT - Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-16
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5059 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of The Birth Of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., On January 15, 2025
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-15
House read and passed |
