Rhode Island Representative Jose Batista [D] | Introduced

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RIH7518Intro

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INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7764Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
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2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7973Intro

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FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.
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2024-03-19
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/21/2024)
RIH7845Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- HUMAN SERVICES FTE ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL - Directs the department of administration to establish a human services transparency FTE portal.
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2024-03-14
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7217Intro

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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.
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2024-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7269Intro

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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
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2024-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7268Intro

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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
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2024-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7726Intro

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EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires specific actions and procedures that a public school district or the department of elementary and secondary education shall follow as a part of their proposal to phase out, merge or close a public s...
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2024-03-13
To House Education Committee
RIH7722Intro

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EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
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2024-03-13
To House Education Committee
RIH7322Intro

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ORDINANCES - Allows municipalities to seek recovery of fines associated with ordinance violations by permitting the municipality to include the fines on a property tax bill.
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2024-03-12
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7651Intro

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TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that only residential properties and new or rehabilitated residential affordable housing units would be subject to the tax under § 44-5-13.1 relating to taxation of low-income housing.
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2024-03-12
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee
RIH7400Intro

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EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
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2024-03-07
To House Finance Committee
RIH7473Intro

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PUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION - Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports,...
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2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7195Intro

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EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Establishes a one-year pilot outreach and tracking program at two public high and middle schools to address issues of asthma and attendance among students.
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2024-03-06
To House Education Committee
RIH7457Intro

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LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES -- FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT - Eliminate all exceptions to the provision that all employees are to be paid weekly except for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, municipal governments, and no...
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2024-03-05
To House Labor Committee
RIH7523Intro

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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.
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2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7907Intro

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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...
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2024-03-04
To House Finance Committee
RIH7514Intro

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EDUCATION -- SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT - Creates a new chapter for the support/access to bilingual education. It creates a dual language program fund to be administered by the department of education. Local education agencies woul...
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2024-02-28
To House Education Committee
RIH7051Intro

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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the operation of an outdoor gun range within one mile or closer of any kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools.
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2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7538Intro

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MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Permits disabled veterans to be issued several disabled veteran plates, permits plates to be transferred to their spouse or caretaker during the veteran's life and would allow disabled veteran plates to...
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2024-02-27
To House Special Legislation Committee
RIH7557Intro

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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
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2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7100Intro

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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT - Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7170Intro

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Prohibits any employer from denying any person employment based on a prior criminal conviction and prohibits state from disqualifying any person from any occupation for which a lice...
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7318Intro

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COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS - Adds those persons with experience as a federal process server as qualifying for certification as a constable.
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7311Intro

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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Provides that imposition of a fine, or sentences of probation or a suspended sentence, absent a period of incarceration, are not convictions.
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7306Intro

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COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION - Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 5 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and we...
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7314Intro

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - Prohibits the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil suit and for contempt of court.
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7299Intro

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INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for the licensed practice of naturopathy and to provide reports.
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2024-02-15
To House Health & Human Services Committee
RIH7526Intro

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Mandates that the clerk of the district court automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of the rules of criminal procedure fo...
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7524Intro

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as requ...
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2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7229Intro

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COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Provides that original equipment manufacturers, implemented by/with surrogate distributors, of agricultural equipment, provide to independent service provide...
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2024-02-14
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7288Intro

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INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates.
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2024-02-14
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7287Intro

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INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Increases the amount requiring that an appraisal be performed by a licensed appraiser when a vehicle sustains damage from $2,500 to an amount in excess of $5,000. This act also corrects a citation...
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2024-02-14
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7153Intro

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INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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2024-02-09
Withdrawn at sponsor's request
RIH7310Intro

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MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY -- POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 - Mandates police disclosure reason for stop.
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2024-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7313Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Amends the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights providing greater accountability in the disciplinary process, the chief of police authority to impose discipline after the ...
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2024-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7312Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING - Expands the authority of the police officers commission on standards and training. It makes it applicable to the city of Providence. It creates and maintains a ...
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2024-02-08
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7549Intro

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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public. Effective 1/1/2025.
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2024-02-07
To House Finance Committee
RIH7070Intro

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ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT - Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the s...
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2024-02-06
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH7047Intro

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FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Amends the current law on controlled substances to permit a person to be in possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin and permits psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person's resid...
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2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7199Intro

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DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Permits family court to make orders of support and education of a child from ages eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21).
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2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7237Intro

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COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS - Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service.
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2024-02-01
To House Judiciary Committee
RIH7143Intro

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BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE -- PROMPT PROCESSING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS - Prohibits a health insurer from denying a claim for any medical bill based on sole reasoning that the bill may arise from a motor vehic...
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2024-01-30
To House Corporations Committee
RIH7159Intro

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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT - State websites to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards by July 1, 2026.
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2024-01-25
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee
RIH7184Intro

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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- VETERANS' AFFAIRS-MILITARY SPOUSE LIAISON - Establishes the position of military spouse liaison, in the office of veteran's services, to conduct outreach and advocate on behalf of military spouses in the state.
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2024-01-23
To House Veterans Affairs Committee
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