| RI | H7808 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7181 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7327 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8025 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT OF 2024 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7544 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school gr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7639 | Intro
Sine Die | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS ACT - Classifies animals as sentient beings, not property, capable of experiencing pain, stress, and fear.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H8066 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating And Recognizing Adamsville's Third Annual "world's Shortest St. Paddy's Day Parade"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H8065 | Pass | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of "nick & Joan's Place" In Warwick
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H7455 | Intro
Sine Die | PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Denies the right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the Pawtuxet River in the cities of Warwick and Cranston and except in connection with a right to pass with carriages to be acquired by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7528 | Intro
Sine Die | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES - Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7644 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- COMPENSATION FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS - Allows college athletes and prospects to enter into contracts receive compensation for use of their name, image and likeness rights and would prohibit colleges and at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7821 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND OLMSTEAD PLAN COMMISSION ACT - Creates an Olmstead Plan for people vulnerable to unnecessary institutionalization to update a continuum of care to receive services and supports in the least restrictive env...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7886 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7379 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provides them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7425 | Intro
Sine Die | CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- UNIFORM PARTNERSHIP ACT - Requires certain limited liability partnership providing professional services to carry liability insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7533 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION - Requires renovation projects of pre-1978 buildings to comply with provisions of chapter 24.6 of title 23 and chapter 21 of title 28, and require presence of lead inspector and supervisor and re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7451 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7626 | Intro
Sine Die | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE - Broadens the definition of a "qualified individual" in acupuncture and Chinese medicine to include any person trained and certified in auricular acudetox.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7799 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM - Allows a licensed health care provider, who is assaulted in the workplace, to use the address of the department of health as the person's substitute address for all purposes, including...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7823 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to conduct periodic comprehensive needs assessments to determine whether the department’s programs and servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8019 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating The 3rd Annual "ri Craft Beer Week" In The State Of Rhode Island On March 1st Through March 10th Of 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
House read and passed |
| RI | H7018 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7584 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Reduces the required number of members present to constitute a quorum from three (3) to two (2) members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7538 | Intro
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | H7508 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides for the legal governance of licensed electronic literacy materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7556 | Intro
Sine Die | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Allows veterans with "Disabled Veterans" license plates to all the rights and privileges to persons possessing a disability parking permit. There would be no requirement of a parking privilege placard t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7576 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT--- RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL POLICE CHIEFS - Provides protections to appointed police chiefs of cities and towns and provides they would be entitled to a hearing and due process before termination and provides f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7706 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming February 26 Through March 1, 2024, To Be "public Schools Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
House read and passed |
| RI | H7705 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming February 25th Through March 2nd, 2024, As "peace Corps Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
House read and passed |
| RI | H7072 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Four Year Terms For Representatives And Senators (proposes An Amendment To The State Constitution, Article Iv, Section 1, T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7299 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for the licensed practice of naturopathy and to provide reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7602 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of James M. Casale
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H7234 | Intro
Sine Die | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE - Prohibits a medical training program from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if any other accredited training program does not use animals or there is an alternate method that teaches t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7118 | 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] | 2024-02-06
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7504 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Harold L. Trafford, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
House read and passed |
| RI | H7272 | Intro
Sine Die | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Provides that the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be constitute an individual household would not be less than one person per bedroom.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7346 | Pass | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 100th Anniversary Of Mount Saint Charles Academy
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
House read and passed |
| RI | H7279 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating And Honoring Matt Sheaff For His Eight Years Of Dedicated And Exemplary Service In State Government And His Service In The Federal Government
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
House read and passed |
| RI | H7117 | Intro
Sine Die | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARY ELECTIONS - Changes the process of nominating candidates for the general election, by replacing the political party primary with a primary general election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7192 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Thanking Sean Carey For His Heroic Efforts In Saving A Young Woman's Life
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
House read and passed |
| RI | H7191 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming January Of 2024, To Be "firefighter Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
House read and passed |
| RI | H7132 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of D. Ronald Daniel
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
House read and passed |
| RI | H7055 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Expressing Condolences To The People Of The State Of Israel After The October 7, 2023, Terrorist Attacks By Hamas
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7007 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring And Recognizing Barbara J. Disanto On The Joyous Occasion Of Her 90th Birthday
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-04
House read and passed |
| RI | H7009 | Pass | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Eleanor M. Skenyon
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-04
House read and passed |
