| RI | H7699 | 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] | 2024-03-19
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7737 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7876 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Outlines the insurance coverage standards, protocols and guidelines for medically necessary treatment of individuals with mental health or substance abuse use disorders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7875 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires insurance coverage for all community health workers' services to include health and promotion coaching, health education and training, health system navigation and resource coordination...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8073 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that health insurance plans would provide coverage the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7639 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS -- ANIMALS AS SENTIENT BEINGS ACT - Classifies animals as sentient beings, not property, capable of experiencing pain, stress, and fear.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7761 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- NARRAGANSETT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY ACT - Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe members owning real estate, whether privately, commercially, in nonprofit corporations or in land trusts, from all real estate taxes imposed by t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7760 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe homeowners from real estate taxes and real estate tax liens, imposed by the state or any municipality. Also declares the Tribe as the sole sovereign federally recognized...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7698 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Defines deed restricted unit. This act would further limit the increase in annual condominium fees for a deed restricted unit to five percent (5%) of the proceeding year's monthly common expenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7694 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7665 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATION, AND TENURE OF OFFICERS - Requires letters of appointment of public officers and employees be sent to the secretary of state's office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8035 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2024, To Be "brain Injury Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
House read and passed |
| RI | H8036 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2024, To Be "women's History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
House read and passed |
| RI | H7550 | Intro
25% | THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - Authorizes the submission of proposals for several bonds to the people of the state at the general election to be held in November, 2024. These bonds relate to capital development and the "green economy."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7614 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7448 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7626 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE - Broadens the definition of a "qualified individual" in acupuncture and Chinese medicine to include any person trained and certified in auricular acudetox.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8020 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming March As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
House read and passed |
| RI | H7018 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7364 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing Jan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7357 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HIGH HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT - Provides for a prohibition on the licensing of any new high-heat waste facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7516 | Intro
25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY - Allows the department of environmental management to remove freshwater non-native and invasive aquatic plants and assist municipalities in preventing the growth and spread of thes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7623 | 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, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7438 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7230 | 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] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7700 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- ADVERTISING OF RHODE ISLAND PRODUCTS -- LOCAL FOOD - Defines what local means as it pertains to certain food types being sold and advertised in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7458 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Fair employment practices to include individuals appointed, contract for hire of apprenticeships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7601 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming February 15, 2024 To Be "rhode Island First Connections Awareness Day"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H7070 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT - Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7296 | Intro
25% | HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS - Authorizes and empowers the department of transportation to plant pollinator-friendly species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7083 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE LICENSING COMPACT ACT - Adopts the model compact for the physician assistant's licensure compact in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7063 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Incorporates universal design principals into new construction of low- and moderate-income housing to provide greater accessibility for persons with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7095 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after Janua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
