| RI | S2075 | Engross 50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to present to the general assembly a plan for the realignment of state hospitals into a department of ho... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24 To House State Government & Elections 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 | S2183 | Engross 50% | 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] | 2024-05-24 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2530 | Engross 50% | Joint Resolution Supporting Continued Focus And Actions For Improved Coordination Between Agencies Responsible For Early Childhood And Early Learning Programs [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2719 | Engross 50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DRUG COST REVIEW COMMISSION - Creates the Rhode Island drug cost review commission. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2723 | Engross 50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Includes the definition of "primary care services" and requires that all biennial reports shall include a review and recommendation of rat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2743 | Engross 50% | EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S2148 | Engross 50% | EDUCATION -- THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO - 2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17 To House Education 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 | S2096 | Engross 50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Creates the law enforcement officer's due process accountability and transparency act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 House passed Sub A |
| RI | S2115 | Engross 50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS - Amends the current requirement of payment of initial filing fee/service of process costs when the victim of crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of the case/seeks to enforce the civil judgment ente... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2262 | Engross 50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT - Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgende... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2119 | Engross 50% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT - Allows governmental employee union contracts to contain specific references to specific health insurance companies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S2072 | Engross 50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT - Amends RI's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act by adding an account relating to a new Psychiatry Resource Network to fund RI's present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S2121 | Engross 50% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Includes siblings, grandchildren, care recipient for temporary caregiver benefits of 12 weeks/Increases weekly dependent's allowances from $10 to $20 or 7% of benefit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S2720 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee's overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2127 | Engross 50% | 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] | 2024-03-22 To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | S2255 | Engross 50% | 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] | 2024-03-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2076 | Engross 50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To House Health & Human Services Committee |