| RI | H5084 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5119 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging of fees to the residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5120 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5377 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires cities and towns to implement affordable housing requirements upon all developers of tax stabilization applications for developments of 5 or more housing units based upon median income as defined by the federal HUD.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5376 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits landlords from inquiring about an applicant’s prior incarceration and from discriminating against those who have been released from prison.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5749 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants a right of first refusal to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing..
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5938 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over twenty-thousand (20,000) and mandate that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing in single-family residential zones.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5760 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 prospective tenants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5593 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees/ asking questions about the applicant's financial past during its interviews/including credit history questions within the job applicati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5103 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5542 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that casualty insurance policies provide coverage for property damage on the insured's property caused by or in response to a release of heating oil from a residential liquid fuel tank.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5536 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the amount requiring an appraisal of motor vehicle damage by a licensed appraiser from ($2,500) to ($5,000) or more.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5659 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-28
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5080 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows businesses that had an insurance policy in place for business interruption as of March 9, 2020 or thereafter to recover from their insurance companies for a COVID-19 business impact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-15
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5334 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows happy hour drink specials served in conjunction with meals prepared on the premises sufficient to constitute breakfast, lunch or dinner, excluding snacks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-15
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5114 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5077 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the practice of patient brokering and would provide penalties and enforcement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5079 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provide the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cost increases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5177 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Embryo Safety and Storage Act of 2023" and requires the department of health to regulate and license embryo storage facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-07
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5225 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all property owners of rental property to file with the secretary of state notice of their name, address, telephone number, email address and other information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-02
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8048 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Rhode Island secure choice retirement savings program, which provides for the creation of IRA-type retirement investments managed by a board established by the act which would be a public corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8051 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $685,000 For The Black And Latino Caucus Community Partnerships To Establish Radio Station Wsop-lp (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of Six Hundred Eighty-five Thousand Dollars (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7448 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-06-14
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8266 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes eligible nonimmigrant visa holders from paying the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7443 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the coverage eligibility for any pregnant person for Medicaid from an income level of 250% of the federal poverty level to 400% of the federal poverty level and provides full health insurance coverage for pregnant people.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-19
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8057 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes restrictions on residential developments. Changes affordability limits for household income for eligible renters and owners. Defines first generation homebuyer. Creates a restricted receipt account for fees generated by this section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-19
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8119 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and helps control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program" (RICHIP).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-19
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8091 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides local education agencies (LEAs) hiring site-based specialists for reading and math to receive state reimbursement based on enrollment and specific guidelines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8212 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7180 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires EOHHS assisted by 24 member advisory committee to provide review/recommendations for rate setting/ongoing review of social service programs licensed by state departments/agencies and Medicaid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7445 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases eligibility for the three (3) federal Medicare Savings Programs and eliminates the asset test for these programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7489 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for rate setting and review for all medical programs licensed or having a contract with the state as well as Medicaid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7490 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows SNAP recipients to receive a minimum of $0.50 credit on their EBT card, for each $1.00 spent on fruits and vegetables also creates a separate SNAP fund to allocate funds from the general fund to effectuate this act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7628 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allowing for payment of competitive wages for qualified professionals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7861 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the rate of reimbursement for in-network behavioral health care services below the medial commercial reimbursement rate and also Rhode Island Medicaid shall increase the rate of reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7859 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the income eligibility limit for medical assistance coverage for seniors and disabled individuals from one hundred percent (100%) to one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of federal poverty level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8050 | Intro
Sine Die | Effective January 1, 2023, increase the salaries of the child advocate and the assistant child advocate for the office of the child advocate to $135,000 and $120,000 respectively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-12
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7914 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the state would reimburse the school committees for the costs of providing student transportation to public and private school pupils.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7343 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires fiscal notes regarding legislation creating a new crime or increasing period of incarceration or modifying sentences.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7867 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from taxation the retail sale of breast pump products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-05
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7381 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7172 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a tax credit for state community service hours provided by state residents to certain not-for-profit entities and municipal departments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-03
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7654 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the corporate tax cut and qualified business income deduction created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8196 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the Narragansett Indian tribe be considered a sovereign and federally recognized Indian tribe and exempt the tribe and its members and organizations from taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-29
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8194 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames and repeals sections of the Narragansett Indian Land Corporation Act and acknowledges the Narragansett Indian Tribe as the sole aboriginal people sovereign to the territory of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-29
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8195 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a broad and comprehensive framework to provide workers with more protection and remedies from bullying and harassment in the workplace.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-29
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7789 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the life-time limit for RI Works benefits to 60 months, increases the monthly cash benefit to 50% of the federal poverty level, and includes participation in a post-secondary education program for two years as an allowable work activity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8140 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the department of business regulation from substituting judgment made by local boards and authorities unless not improper, clearly erroneous, or otherwise arbitrary or capricious.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-28
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7712 | Intro
Sine Die | Replaces the terms "mentally retarded"/"retarded" as used in the general laws with the words "intellectual and/or developmental disability" or "person with an intellectual and/or developmental disability." Implements § 43-3-7.1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7799 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits contracts with private, for-profit prison facilities or with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of housing and detaining people.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2022-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
