| RI | S2697 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Exempts the Downtown Overlay District from the provisions of this section allowing for the city of Woonsocket shall, after application, to have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S2072 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - Designates, for fiscal year 2025, the usage for certain funds within the immunization account.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S2440 | Pass | INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PARTS - Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to use after market parts that are greater than 48 months and less than 72 months from the date of manufacture, provided the repairer has written consent from ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S2714 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires all hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for public health programs and financial assistance under Medicare and Medicaid.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S3138 | Pass | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims (makes Appropriation To Pay Certain Claims.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S2042 | Pass | EDUCATION -- TRANSPARENCY IN ARTS EDUCATION ACCESS AND PROFICIENCY ACT - Establishes the Transparency in Arts Education Access and Proficiency Act to promote arts education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2142 | Pass | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WORKFORCE DATA ACT - Codifies the previously funded Rhode Island early care and education workforce registry data system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2625 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS - Relocates the chapter relating to licensing of massage therapists from the health and safety title to the businesses and professions title with multiple amendments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2621 | Veto | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NURSING HOME WORKFORCE STANDARDS BOARD ACT - Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Vetoed by Governor |
| RI | S2565 | Pass | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Provides the state's share of the basic program and approved expenditures would be paid to the city of East Providence in twelve (12) monthly installments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2557 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COORDINATION FUND - Establishes the behavioral health education, training, and coordination fund to receive the checkoff contributions from Rhode Island personal income tax returns for t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2015 | Pass | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Mandates, as of 1/1/26, all recovery housing facilities register with department of behavioral healthca...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2083 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Amends the conditions upon which a nurse would be exempt from certain licensing requirements to include eligibility to practice, before taking and receiving results of the National Council Licensure Examination ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2121 | Pass | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS - Makes care recipients eligible for temporary caregiver benefits and increase the maximum temporary caregiver benefit weeks from six (6) to eight (8) weeks over of period of two...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2181 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset provision of the interstate medical licensure act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2184 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT - Adopts model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2183 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COUNSELING COMPACT - Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses governed and administrated by commis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2173 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT - Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Path...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2379 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LACTATION COUNSELORS PRACTICE ACT OF 2024 - Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation counselors as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2609 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DENSE BREAST NOTIFICATION AND EDUCATION - Amends the notice requirement to patients to follow the mandated FDA national reporting standards following a mammogram.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2623 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT - Creates the occupational therapy licensure compact that would allow licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to practice in all states that join the co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2767 | Pass | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Allows victims of sexual assault to submit a medical forensic exam performed by a licensed health care provider in lieu of a police report in order to establish eligibility for funds under the St...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2739 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF ASSUMED NAME - Changes the term "assumed name" to "trade name" and centralizes the filing, administration and regulation process of trade names to the secretary of state and also requires a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2526 | Pass | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Outlines the requirements and process for LEAs to get written parental consent before conducting an evaluation or making an initial placement of a student in a special education program of services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2639 | Pass | TAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY - Allows municipalities that issue tax bills via mail to develop programs to provide adequate notice through other digital means.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2709 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- MEDICAL DEBT REPORTING - Prohibits hospitals and other medical providers from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. A violation of this chapter may be pursued on behalf of the consum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2974 | Pass | EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Expands the law on school lunch service contracts requirements that provides for payment to workers/aides for 180 days or the contract for the school year, exclusive of paid time off, including vacation days or other forms ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2043 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Adds climate change, sea-level rise and coastal resiliency to the analysis of data of the strategic plan for economic development policy. Adds director of DEM and executive director of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2127 | Pass | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2220 | Pass | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2255 | Pass | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PREVENTION OF HIV INFECTION - Eliminates prior authorization or step therapy requirement for prescriptions for any HIV prevention drug/prohibits the requirement of any co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2263 | Pass | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2382 | Pass | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS - Repeals the authority of the health insurance commissioner to enforce any act of Congress/decision of federal court invalidating or repealing the prohibition of annual lifetim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2378 | Pass | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Requires the department of health to amend its rules and regulations that allow for DEA-registered pharmacies to transfer electronic prescriptions at a patient's request.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2696 | Pass | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - Directs the governor to order the lowering of flags to half-mast on any state buildings to honor the passing of first responders annually on October 28.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2950 | Pass | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL EMERGENCY DRILLS ACT - Makes revisions to the number, timing, and procedures to be followed when schools grades K through 12 implement fire drills, evacuation drills, and crisis response drills, designed to protect the health and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2202 | Pass | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2536 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S3165 | Pass | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Physicians And Establishing A State Medical School At The University Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2090 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2278 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT - Prohibits the charging of any fees to a senior citizen who is 65 years of age or older for a hard-copy paper bill, invoice or statement. The violation of this provisio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2458 | Pass | ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2516 | Pass | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires RIDE to develop type 1 diabetes informational materials for the parents and guardians of students that will be posted publicly on RIDE's website.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S3162 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Elena Marie Ciccone
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2084 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insuran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2229 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE - Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S2677 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2559 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP - Changes the name of The College Crusade Scholarship to the Onward We Learn Scholarship and provide that those scholarships would not be considered federal or financial aid with regard to the Promise Scho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | S2716 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM - Establishes the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the DOH.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S2717 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIPS - Adds a definition for "primary care" to the general law regarding the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
