| RI | S2533 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE - Directs each local education agency adopt a program to monitor absenteeism data to identify students who are at risk for chronic absenteeism before it becomes a chronic situation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2851 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Provides all retired teachers and all retired state employees a one-time stipend in the amount of three percent (3%) of the lesser of either the member's retirement allowance or forty thousand dollars ($40,000) of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2179 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- UNIFORM TELEHEALTH ACT - Allows an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the services are consistent with the practitioner's scope of practice and state and fed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2427 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2024 REAPPOINTMENT OF PERSONS SERVING IN POSITIONS REQUIRING ADVICE AND CONSENT ACT - Directs the governor to annually provide the senate with names of appointees to boards whose terms are expiring and who require advi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2463 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- CODE OF ETHICS - Requires appointments to the Ethics Commission obtain the advice and consent of the senate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2455 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- FOSTER PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Requires DCYF to prepare an annual report of all findings of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter and share report on its w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2724 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for cla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2797 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Geraldine C. Carlin
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2795 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2038 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators workin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2794 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The United States Congress To Repeal The Government Pension Offset And The Windfall Elimination Provision From The Social Security Act And For President Joe Biden To Sign That Legislation Into Law
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2168 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2365 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- PAUL W. CROWLEY STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE - Restructures professional development investment fund to assume duties of dissemination of curriculum materials/frameworks/assessments/development plans with annual allocation of $200 per s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2546 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Modifies the current law to allow for approval of construction projects within school districts, rather than needing the project to be commenced by a certain date, permitting the municipality to take adv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2505 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Makes any term or condition in any agreement that unnecessarily burdens a person's vindication of rights under this section null and void.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2461 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Defines a "consumer accessible fair market value" for a vehicle valuation figure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2399 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS - Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2653 | Intro
Sine Die | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2076 | Engross
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2180 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2728 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2024, As "arts In The Schools Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2037 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT - State websites to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards by July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2558 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2586 | Intro
Sine Die | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RENTAL VEHICLE SURCHARGE - Increases surcharge amounts to the state, eliminates excise taxes and increases the surcharge remitted to the state for violators making false reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2497 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Frank Lombardo, Iii
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2490 | Pass | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The United States Congress To Extend Funding For The Affordable Connectivity Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2286 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - 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 an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2321 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2358 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the amount of exemption from sales tax for clothing including footwear from two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to five hundred dollars ($500). Effective July 1, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2251 | Pass | Senate Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of The American Hellenic Institute (ahi)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2259 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of James M. Casale
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2261 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Dian K. Reynolds
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2245 | Pass | SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES - Allows the Honorable Ryan Pearson to join Alyssa Poirier and Justin Ledo in marriage on or about February 14, 2024, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2249 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Sharon Baptista
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2244 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Madeline Montanaro
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2160 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION - Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2166 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts machinery and equipment used to provide broadband communications service the from the sales and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2065 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the net taxable estate exemption to three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) on January 1, 2025. Also increases the exemption by one million dollars ($1,000...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2064 | Intro
Sine Die | 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, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2134 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2060 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the City of Cranston to issue not to exceed $40,000,000 general obligation bonds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2058 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Increases the federal adjusted gross income threshold for modification for taxable social security income. Amends references to federal adjusted gross income as pertains to modification of taxable retirement income f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2068 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks weighing fourteen thousand pounds (14,000 lbs.) or less from sales and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2009 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Requires all public school teachers hired on or after July 1, 2024, to participate in the retirement system social security pursuant to chapter 7 of title 36.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
