| RI | H7527 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7922 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING LAND BANK PROGRAM - Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7923 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HOUSING PRODUCTION REVOLVING FUND ACT - Authorizes the department of housing to issue bonds in the amount of $50,000,000 with a maturity date not to exceed 20 years, to establish the housing production revolving fund, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8172 | Intro 25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- FULL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS - Allows a board to modify an obligor's license to a "Provisional Employment Operator's License" allowing the obligor the ability to operate a motor vehicle during designated hours of empl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-12 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7541 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7851 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND BABY BOND TRUST - Creates the Rhode Island baby bond trust to provide investment funds to children born to families with public health insurance or no insurance living in Rhode Island. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7674 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts new or used bicycles from sale and use tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7774 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $78,000,000 To The Rhode Island Transit Authority (ripta) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $78,000,000 To The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7792 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises from 15% to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and a minimum of 10% be ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7793 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT - Increases the amount of unpaid parental or family leave available to an employee, from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-six (26) weeks, in any two (2) calendar years. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7186 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7968 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DETENTION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - Prohibits state or municipality from contracts to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if such contract exists, it must end by July 1, 2025 and p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8152 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024 To Be "bilingual And Multilingual Learner Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 House read and passed |
| RI | H7096 | Intro 25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7218 | Intro 25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Removes the requirement that individual of sixteen (16) years of age or older and found delinquent of two (2) offenses would be automatically certified and afforded a jury trial. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8137 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating April Of 2024, As "organ Donation Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 House read and passed |
| RI | H8136 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024, To Be "alcohol Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 House read and passed |
| RI | H7290 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-04-03 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H8128 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- FAIR CHANCE IN HOUSING ACT - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospectiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7240 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each y... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7695 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Prohibit rate charges in excess of rates applied if tenant of residential complexes with electrical master-meters receives electricity directly from a public utility. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7715 | 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] | 2024-04-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7701 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT - Consolidates and transfers the duties of the state building inspector to the state building code commissioner and establish a state building code education and training acad... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7049 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7579 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Increases the state minimum wage by $1.25 per year from 2026 through 2029 when it would reach twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour and then provides for subsequent annual adjustments based on the Consumer Pric... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7791 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7963 | 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 or proof of identity. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7967 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing the interaction with encampments and include the right to access clean and sanitary conditions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7960 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT -- JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS - Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7962 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Recognizes tenants' unions and provides a procedure whereby the housing resources commission shall administer a hearing process for consolidated complaints filed by tenants' unions, pertaining to the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7211 | Intro 25% | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LICENSED ACTIVITIES -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS -- CHECK CASHING - Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7474 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of Suffrage (would Propose To The Voters Of The State A Constitutional Amendment Regarding Eligibility To Vote And To Be A Candidate.... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8046 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7309 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISORDERLY CONDUCT - Requires disorderly conduct to include an actual public disturbance as evidenced by gathering of people drawn to and watching conduct and prohibits police officers from being complainant for purposes of estab... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7315 | Intro 25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Makes the possession of small amounts of schedule I through V controlled substances, except for the possession of marijuana, civil violations punishable by a ($100) fine for a first offense and up... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7833 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CUSTODIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL PENETRATION - Establishes criteria for the criminal offense of sexual assault when the victim is in the custody of a peace officer and also provides that a person convicted of custodial sexual ass... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7779 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION - Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7518 | Intro 25% | 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7699 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percent... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7877 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunctio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7761 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- NARRAGANSETT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY ACT - Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe members owning real estate, whether privately, commercially, in nonprofit corporations or in land trusts, from all real estate taxes imposed by t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7760 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe homeowners from real estate taxes and real estate tax liens, imposed by the state or any municipality. Also declares the Tribe as the sole sovereign federally recognized... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7762 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- NARRAGANSETT INDIAN LAND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - Repeals sections of the Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation Act and acknowledges the Narragansett Indian Tribe as the sole aboriginal people sovereign to the t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7845 | Intro 25% | 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7698 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Defines deed restricted unit. This act would further limit the increase in annual condominium fees for a deed restricted unit to five percent (5%) of the proceeding year's monthly common expenses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7378 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7379 | Intro 25% | 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 | H7195 | Intro 25% | 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7289 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE - Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a two (2) year pilot outreach and tracking program at two (2) public high schools. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7614 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To House Education Committee |