| RI | H5052 | Intro
25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5083 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED AT PUBLIC PLACES AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES -- DAVID CASEY ACT - Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
Placed on House Calendar (03/06/2025) |
| RI | H5156 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5236 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Subjects residential properties which are a part of certain federal programs to a 12% tax of the prior year's rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5273 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 - Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 6]
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5278 | Intro
25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MILITARY CHILD ACT - Defines "military-connected student", "advance enrollment" and "open enrollment" to give them flexibility in choosing a school district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | H5330 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Provides that amendments to §§ 34-36.1-1.03 and 34-36.1-3.08 are applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, provides a definition for the term “special assessment” and allows unit owners to participate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5460 | Intro
25% | AERONAUTICS -- UNIFORM AERONAUTICAL REGULATORY ACT - Adds "space force" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5454 | Intro
25% | GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF - Requires nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit & post on their website, a list of10 of their highest paid director, officer & employee salaries & any forms...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 6]
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5587 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - References both the declaration and bylaws of a condominium association as possible sources of association insurance regulation for the condominiums and require additional insurance to protect unit owners, when necessary...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5657 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5696 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Places a cap of twenty percent (20%) on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2025, and every December 31 therea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5672 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN - Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their siblings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
[Hearing: Mar 4]
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5925 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5999 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE - Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5865 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-28
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5081 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS -- VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CHECKS - Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the Nation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5215 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides that health clubs must discontinue automatic deductions from the consumer's account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
House read and passed |
| RI | H5231 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT - Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5709 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5710 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5783 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance 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 | H5689 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Defines multi-family housing project as over 60 units in municipality with less than 35k residents, also provides for pre-approval conference with local board for review of plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5715 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION - Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5637 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CREDIT CARD CRIME ACT - Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5676 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits residential rent increases to ten percent (10%) plus the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5764 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Requires a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5788 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Prohibits the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5558 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD - Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5748 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5728 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- NONTRANSPARENT WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS - Adopts the provisions of Connecticut law pertaining to nontransparent windshields and windows.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5596 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5557 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS - Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5638 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT REPORTS - Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5675 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5559 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BARBERS, HAIRDRESSERS, COSMETICIANS, MANICURISTS AND ESTHETICIANS - Allows mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5292 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS - Requires that the basic education program data collection information for students that attend career and technical education schools be charged to the receiving school district and not the sending school di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5486 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS - Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5544 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming February 24 Through February 28, 2025, To Be "public Schools Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
House read and passed |
| RI | H5489 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT - Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5490 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT - Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5534 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5528 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires the school district of a child in the custody of the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to pay all the educational cost of the child if the child is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5525 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT - Exempts teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5028 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS - Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5047 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT - Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5044 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5387 | Intro
25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5457 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Requires a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
