Rhode Island Legislature | 2024 | Regular Session
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Active Rhode Island Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| H8299 | Authorizes town of North Kingstown to issue not more than $137,200,000 bonds and notes for construction, improvement, renovation, demolition, remediation, furnishing and equipping and other capital improvements of school facilities throughout the tow... | 2024-06-01 |
| H8313 | Authorizes the Chariho Regional School District to issue not more than $15,000,000 in bonds and notes. | 2024-06-01 |
| H8284 | Approving the issuance of $3,500,000 bonds by the town of Scituate to finance capital projects at the Scituate schools. | 2024-06-01 |
| H8263 | Authorizes the town of Narragansett to issue not more than $3,000,000 general obligation bonds and notes to finance affordable housing in the Town of Narragansett, including but not limited for appropriations to the town’s affordable housing trust. | 2024-06-01 |
| S2404 | 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. | 2024-05-31 |
| H7566 | 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 (21 CFR Part 1306 | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2024) |
| H7728 | 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. | 2024-05-31 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2024) |
| H7662 | ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS - Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter. | 2024-05-31 |
| S2240 | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation. | 2024-05-31 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) |
| H7517 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- OFFICE OF STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS - Provides for procedures for the burial of unclaimed remains. | 2024-05-31 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2024) |
Top Rhode Island Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Michael Chippendale [R] | 283 |  |
| Rep. Teresa Tanzi [D] | 222 | |
| Rep. David Morales [D] | 219 | |
| Rep. Christopher Blazejewski [D] | 217 | |
| Rep. Brandon Potter [D] | 198 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Frank Lombardi [D] | 275 | |
| Sen. Alana DiMario [D] | 262 | |
| Sen. Dawn Euer [D] | 235 | |
| Sen. Bridget Valverde [D] | 231 | |
| Sen. Matthew LaMountain [D] | 226 | |
Top Rhode Island Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | 274 | |
| Judiciary | 174 | |
| Corporations | 106 | |
| Health & Human Services | 102 | |
| State Government & Elections | 77 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | 254 | |
| Finance | 221 | |
| Health and Human Services | 88 | |
| Housing and Municipal Government | 74 | |
| Education | 59 | |
Most Viewed Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| H7295 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT - Establishes regulations to prohibit stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), solar radiation modification (SRM) experimentation, and other hazardous weather engineering activities. | Bill Text |
| S2152 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the... | Bill Text |
| H7356 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the... | Bill Text |
| H7225 | Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 | Bill Text |
| H7619 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TOXIC PACKAGING REDUCTION ACT - Updates the existing Toxic Packaging Act by delaying the ban on PFAS in food packaging until January 1, 2025, and in processing agents until July 1, 2027. | Bill Text |
| H7062 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. | Bill Text |
| S2262 | 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... | Bill Text |
| H8193 | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Provides a 3% pension increase and annual COLAs. | Bill Text |
| H7217 | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment. | Bill Text |
| H7521 | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Creates requirements for the developers or deployers of artificial intelligence and allows civil action against these developers or deployers by the attorney genera... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| H7225 | Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 | Bill Text |
| S2500 | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh... | Bill Text |
| H7049 | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations. | Bill Text |
| H7158 | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Requires DOA provide inventory of all state agencies using artificial intelligence (AI); establishes a permanent commission to monitor the use of AI in state government and ... | Bill Text |
| S2438 | 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. | Bill Text |
| S2041 | EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION ACT - Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from t... | Bill Text |
| H7787 | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh... | Bill Text |
| H7171 | 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... | Bill Text |
| H7062 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. | Bill Text |
| S2262 | 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... | Bill Text |
Rhode Island Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Regular Session | 2452 | 398 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2023 | Regular Session | 2671 | 913 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | Regular Session | 2518 | 922 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | Regular Session | 2501 | 890 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2020 | Regular Session | 2134 | 484 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | Regular Session | 2308 | 862 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | Regular Session | 2382 | 858 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | Regular Session | 2418 | 1002 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2472 | 1013 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 2399 | 845 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2526 | 1139 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2389 | 1105 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 1386 | 585 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2420 | 974 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2189 | 703 | Browse | Search | Download |
