| RI | S2112 | Intro
25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2184 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT - Adopts model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2185 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires written acknowledgment from any buyer of oceanfront or shoreline property that they have been informed of the public's rights and privileges of the shore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2273 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2355 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Creates an additional Rhode Island personal income surtax of 3% on taxable income over $1,000,000, with the existing three-bracket personal income tax structure remaining in place.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2314 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Increases the killed-in-line-of-duty benefit for active or retired police officer, capitol police officer, correctional officer, firefighter, crash rescue crew per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2278 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-24
Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2024) |
| RI | S2318 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2347 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- TAX ON GAINS FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY - Creates new tax on gains from sale or exchange of real property held for short periods of time, 6 years or less, establishes a comprehensive framework to calculate and implement en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2458 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2469 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS - Amends the state's apprenticeship laws to make them more consistent with applicable federal regulations and makes said laws more comprehendible and consistent with each other.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S2378 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-24
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2590 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Establishes a statewide limit of twelve percent (12%) per year on interest charged by cities and towns on delinquent taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2834 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2852 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT - Extends the sunset date of the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program act from 2028 to 2030, in order to allow the program to provide eligible students with funding for tuition and m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2849 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES - Amends the provision of notice to be provided for the release of any hazardous gas or liquid as determined by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admini...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | S3044 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends definition of "authorized representative" in the confidentiality of health-care communications/information act provides that an authorized repres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 28]
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S3068 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-24
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S3090 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the non-commercial real and tangible personal property of Southside Community Land Trust, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2156 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS - Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year for certain retired ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2573 | 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] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2563 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S3038 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2269 | Enroll
75% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prevents insurance companies from treating widowed persons differently than married persons when establishing or maintaining an insured's rate or classification respecting the operation of a personal motor veh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
House passed in concurrence |
| RI | S2380 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2024) |
| RI | S2781 | Engross
50% | THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE - Provides amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code for emerging technologies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | S2801 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RESIDENTIAL SOLAR ENERGY DISCLOSURE AND HOMEOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS ACT - Repeals the "Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act." Amends title 5 "Businesses and Professions" to include a new...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22
Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | S2857 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Amends provisions relative to the levy and assessment of local taxes and would provide that the city of Providence may adopt a tax classification with unrestricted tax rates for certain classes of prop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21
House passed as amended in concurrence |
| RI | S2442 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS - Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2858 | Engross
50% | Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $400,000,000 general obligation bonds & notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools throughout the c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2819 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES - Removes the exemption from licensure for certain nursing service agencies accredited by the joint commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2630 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2638 | 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] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2584 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Higher Ground International To Provide Support To Complete The Initial Phase Of Higher Ground International's New Headquarters (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To Higher Ground Internati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2760 | 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] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2761 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Establishes building safety code standards for multi-dwelling buildings and requires the development of recommendations for resolving any conflicts between fire safety codes and the building codes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2859 | Enroll
75% | This act serves as the enabling act required by § 16-7-44 of the general laws in order for the principal and interest on bonds issued in support of school housing projects to be eligible for state housing aid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
House passed in concurrence |
| RI | S2879 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that only residential properties and new or rehabilitated residential affordable housing units would be subject to the tax under § 44-5-13.1 relating to taxation of low-income housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S3026 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $2,000,000 To The Elisha Project.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2701 | Engross
50% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS - Amends the "work on holidays and Sundays" statute to include Washington's Birthday in the definition of holidays for the purpose of this statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-10
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S2233 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires tha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2323 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2351 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $750,000 To Waterfire Providence.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2764 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments and includes the right to clean and sanitary conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2985 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COUNCIL ON THE ARTS - Establishes a Rhode Island creative futures fund in the amount of eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S3062 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2024, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2036 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers needs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2440 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-05-08
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2839 | Pass | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Allows the department of administration to temporarily loan the state battle flags and markers to approved federal or state agencies under the condition that such loan is insured by bond against damage ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-08
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2224 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES - Provides for enhanced penalties if a victim of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material is a minor or the offender is in a position of authority over the victim or the offense results in seriou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
