| RI | S2585 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,380,000 To The Rhode Island State Police For The Operation Of A State Police Recruit Training Academy (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,380,000 To The Rhode Island State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S3009 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Shea/tolman Girls Varsity Co-op Basketball Team On Winning The 2024 Rhode Island Girls Basketball Team Division Ii State Championship
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S3008 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation On July 15, 2004
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-25
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2153 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- FRESHWATER LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program and a restricted receipt account as a fund within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issue...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | S2337 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Amends the Rhode Island Works Program to expand and increase benefits under the program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S3005 | Pass | 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 |
| RI | S3006 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of The Portuguese Carnation Revolution Which Transformed Portugal Into A Democratic Nation
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2330 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM -- CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES RATES - Provides the executive office of health and human services would submit to the US Department of Health and Human Services a state plan ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Committee continued |
| RI | S2957 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION - Reduces the number of years from five (5) to three (3), when calculating for retirement purposes, the average of the highest consecutive years of compensation, for state and munic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | S2979 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Reduces the number of years from five (5) to three (3), when calculating for retirement purposes, the average of the highest consecutive years of compensation, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2853 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT - Requires that public utilities plan utility work in accordance with the state transportation improvement program schedules when working on state roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2978 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Charles W. Beck
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2960 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of taxable pension and/or annuity income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2090 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2382 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- LIFETIME LIMITS - Repeals the authority of the health insurance commissioner to enforce any act of Congress/decision of federal court invalidating or repealing the prohibition of annual lifetim...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2392 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT INSURANCE POLICIES - Amend the standards for issuing Medicare supplemental insurance policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2640 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Prohibit rate charges in excess of rates applied if tenant of residential complexes with electrical master-meters receives electricity directly from a public utility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2635 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Provide the maximum number of unrelated persons living together that could be constitute an individual household would not be less than one person per bedroom.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2683 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Defines "public official" to include school personnel for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2771 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2948 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 4th Of 2024, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2692 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Purchaser or lessee of vehicle that cancels registration within the period of registration, any portion of the two (2) year registration fee not used.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2928 | Intro
25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Replaces the coastal resources management council with a state department of coastal resources and transfers all of the powers and duties between the two (2) authorities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study |
| RI | S2085 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars to two thousand dollars, per ear, every three years for all people regardless of age.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2374 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri (sumhlc) (this Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation Of The Sum Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Committee continued |
| RI | S2626 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health plans that provide prescription benefits to cover at least one type of glucagon auto-injector, nasal spray, or formulation that does not require reconstitution to treat hypoglyce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2942 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024, To Be "financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2943 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Untimely Passing Of Benjamin M. Kellogg
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2256 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2426 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on distri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2415 | Intro
25% | PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Designates Sapowet Marsh Management Area, comprised of two hundred ninety-six (296) acres, more or less, located within the town of Tiverton and Sapowet Cove as open space to be utilized for passiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2639 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY - Allows municipalities that issue tax bills via mail to develop programs to provide adequate notice through other digital means.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2828 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Allows law enforcement to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while acting within the scope of their official duties under the supervision of the police chief o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2925 | Pass | Senate Resolution Thanking And Honoring America And Rhode Island's Vietnam War Veterans For Their Service And Sacrifice On "vietnam Veterans Day"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2926 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating And Supporting The 5th Anniversary Of 401gives, Rhode Island's Statewide Day Of Giving On April 1, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2927 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating The Winners Of The 12th Annual Prostart® High School Competition
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2924 | Pass | Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2024, As The 203rd Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2128 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES - Requires employers in the state with more than 50 employees to display a poster containing basic information on veterans' benefits and services be created and distributed by th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2700 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides protection and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2699 | Intro
25% | MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Removes the requirement that the applicant for a Bronze Star Medal license plate pay a registration fee or transfer charge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2627 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY KIDS ACT - Mandates that all restaurants offering children's meals offer at least two (2) children's meals that complies with certain detailed nutritional standards set forth in the act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To Senate Health and Human Services 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 | S2381 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS - Establishes home care nursing assistants licensed by the department of health to work exclusively in home care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2455 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- FOSTER PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Requires DCYF to prepare an annual report of all findings of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter and share report on its w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2657 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES - Includes the governor's commission on disabilities in the decision making process for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program and requires an annual report be submitted to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2724 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for cla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2202 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2203 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee from directly or indirectly committing any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2674 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COMPENSATION FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS - Allows college athletes and prospects to enter into contracts receive compensation for use of their name, image and likeness rights and would prohibit colleges and at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2793 | Pass | Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
Senate read and passed |
