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Current trends in Rhode Island legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | S2031 | Passed | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Jo Pouliot [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11 Senate read and passed |
| #2 | H7282 | Passed | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- POWERS AND OPERATIONS - Amends outdated provisions of the banking statutes and the home loan protection act, adds consumer protections, including minimum capital requirements and limits on investments, for currency transmitt... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25 Signed by Governor |
| #3 | S2710 | Engrossed | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07 |
| #4 | H7229 | Introduced | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Provides that original equipment manufacturers, implemented by/with surrogate distributors, of agricultural equipment, provide to independent service provide... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 |
| #5 | H7026 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Requires all public school teachers hired on or after July 1, 2024, to participate in the retirement system social security pursuant to chapter 7 of title 36. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25 |
| #6 | S2711 | Engrossed | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07 |
| #7 | S2893 | Introduced | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Makes it a deceptive trade practice for landlords to conspire with each other to set rents or withhold rental dwelling units from the market in order to increase demand. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 |
| #8 | H8167 | Passed | House Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 House read and passed |
| #9 | S2217 | Introduced | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Provides for release of misdemeanor arrestees without financial conditions, except for domestic violence or flight risk or obstruct of justice risk. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 |
| #10 | H7330 | Passed | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - Provides that the fifth day in April in each year be designated as "Rhode Island Gold Star Spouses Day" with appropriate exercises in public places and with flags flown at half-s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-10 Signed by Governor |
| #11 | H7884 | Introduced | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT -- MINOR'S GENDER TRANSITION - Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing sam... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 |
| #12 | S3068 | Passed | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS - Amends 4 sections relating to the workers' compensation benefits dealing with increasing the amount of dependent benefits payable to a totally disabled employee comprising this year's a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17 Signed by Governor |
| #13 | H7400 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 |
| #14 | S3117 | Passed | Authorizes the Chariho Regional School District to issue not more than $15,000,000 in bonds and notes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-20 Effective without Governor's signature |
| #15 | S2952 | Engrossed | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes a program for the energy benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| #16 | S2631 | Introduced | PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT - Grants a right of first offer 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 |
| #17 | S2520 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- THE SCHOOL LIBRARIES ACT - Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 |
| #18 | H7988 | Introduced | PROPERTY -- PUBLIC AUCTIONS BY ELECTRONIC OR REMOTE PROCEDURES - Brings greater public scrutiny to the public auction sales of real estate in Rhode Island by requiring public auctions by any city or town of real estate or an interest therein shall on... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 |
| #19 | H7093 | Introduced | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations And Comments For Healthcare Liability Reform (this Resolution Creates A 15 Member Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations And ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 Meeting postponed (05/02/2024) |
| #20 | S2013 | Engrossed | FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24 |
| #21 | H7161 | Introduced | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- THE RHODE ISLAND FIRST STEP ACT - Establishes Rhode Island First Step program requiring DOC to assist offenders with reintegration into society, counseling, medical care, education, early sentence termination or pre-release conf... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 |
| #22 | S2073 | Engrossed | INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides a special enrollment period for applicants for Medicare Part B. Also prohibits state insurance carriers from denying/imposing conditions on new enrollees or discriminate on price based up... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-10 |
| #23 | S2134 | Introduced | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from sales tax the trade-in values of motorcycles as well the proceeds received as a result of an unrecovered stolen or total loss of a motorcycle. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12 |
| #24 | S2040 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS BEYOND CITY AND TOWN LIMITS - Removes the towns of Warren and Bristol from school bus district Region III and places Warren and Bristol in school bus district Region V. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12 |
| #25 | S2123 | Engrossed | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions/allows the employee to file a court action against employer for... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 |
| #26 | S2207 | Introduced | ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS - Permits the substitution of advertising the voter registration deadline in a newspaper by posting notice of designations on the municipality's website, continuously, for at least 10 days leading up to the last da... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 |
| #27 | H7366 | Introduced | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS - Repeals the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 |
| #28 | H7594 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- BILINGUAL, DUAL LANGUAGE AND WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHERS INVESTMENT ACT - Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 |
| #29 | S2441 | Introduced | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 |
| #30 | S2489 | Introduced | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS - Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates six (6) loans or less in twelve (12) consecutive months. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 |
| #31 | S2425 | Introduced | 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 provide rules for ranked choice voting tabul... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 |
| #32 | S2438 | Introduced | PROPERTY - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 |
| #33 | H7655 | Introduced | PROPERTY -- COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT - Grants a right of first offer 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19 |
| #34 | H7728 | Engrossed | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FOREST FIRES AND PREVENTION - Requires DEM, when practicable, to coordinate with local fire departments to assess fire prevention at certain state properties managed by the department. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07 |
| #35 | H7825 | Vetoed | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS - Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26 Vetoed by Governor |
| #36 | S2619 | Introduced | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2024, and restores access to telemedicine for all residents and allows treatment by ou... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21 |
| #37 | H7910 | Introduced | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 |
| #38 | H7862 | Introduced | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 |
| #39 | H7938 | Introduced | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS - Requires athletic trainers to be trained in the use of epi-pens on and after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 |
| #40 | H7983 | Passed | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and establishes a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25 Signed by Governor |
| #41 | H8044 | Introduced | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT - Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 |
| #42 | S2804 | Engrossed | CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PRISONER MADE GOODS - Allows correctional industries to conduct business for goods or services with any 501(c)(3) and would require customers of correctional industries to pay fifty present (50%) of an order ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08 |
| #43 | S2826 | Passed | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Allows the sexual offender board of review to use, in addition to applicable validated risk assessment tools, a structured professional judgment approach to determine the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-04 Signed by Governor |
| #44 | S2878 | Passed | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Authorizes the town of Cumberland to require the registration of certain business entities not registered with the secretary of state that are situated in Cumberland. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Effective without Governor's signature |
| #45 | S2874 | Vetoed | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS - Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-26 Vetoed by Governor |
| #46 | H8147 | Passed | AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE HARRISVILLE FIRE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHING THE CLEAR RIVER ELECTRIC AND WATER DISTRICT - Amends the Harrisville Fire District Charter allowing the district to provide rescue services, fire suppression, medical and ambulanc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-17 Signed by Governor |
| #47 | H8179 | Introduced | 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] | 2024-05-21 |
| #48 | S3005 | Passed | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2024, As "armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923, And In Honor Of Armenian-americans [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Senate read and passed |
| #49 | H8320 | Introduced | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $2,000,000 To The Ri Foundation To Support Voca Grant Recipient Organizations In Rhode Island (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $2,000,000 To The Rhode Island Foundation To Di... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30 |
| #50 | H8024 | Introduced | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Prohibits manufacturers of alcoholic beverages from holding or having any interest in a wholesaler license. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 |
