| RI | S0162 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of David E. Potts
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0103 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of 25 and 42 years including pre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0152 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also establish rules for ranked choice voting tab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0122 | 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] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0117 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0121 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0091 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes the environmental justice advisory board (EJAB) to implement standards for buildings that emit greenhouse gases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0085 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney gene...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S0148 | 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] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0116 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by al...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0108 | Intro
25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS - Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2026 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0113 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- RESIDENCE OF CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES - Relieves East Providence from providing any educational/financial resources to children in the CRAFT program or other Bradley Hospital programs. Requires the school district of origin where the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0110 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT - Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0081 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Joseph A. Gilmartin
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0082 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Charlene C. Connors
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0053 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0050 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0017 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S0054 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0056 | Intro
25% | Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging The United States Congress To Protect Patients And Traditional Medicare From Medicare Advantage
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0027 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF - Increases the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0069 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Labor and Gaming Committee |
| RI | S0013 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE BY HEALTH INSURERS TO MANAGE COVERAGE AND CLAIMS ACT - Would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technology Committee |
| RI | S0003 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Constance M. Silveira
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-14
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0002 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Daniel A. Spaight, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-14
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0001 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Carol A. Briden
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-14
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0008 | Pass | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate For The Years 2023-2024 (this Resolution Would Amend The Rules Of The Senate Relative To Committees And Would Create A New Committee On Artificial Intelligence And Emerging Technologies.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-14
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0007 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Ruth Ann Madsen For Her Service To The People Of Rhode Island On The Occasion Of Her Passing
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-14
Senate read and passed |
