| H5795 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a moratorium on approval of any new charter public schools and on the expansion of any existing charter public schools on and after May 1, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5834 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the provisions by which charter public schools apply for state aid for reimbursement of school housing costs and would further amend the calculation method of housing costs under this section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6106 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that foundation education aid be calculated and distributed to the regional school districts and not to individual municipalities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5794 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes a city or town's financial obligation to contribute to their resident students who enroll in charter schools, William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School or the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-27
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6086 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the requirement that all cigarettes seized by the state in violation of state taxation laws be destroyed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0943 | Intro
Sine Die | The Education Equity And Property Tax Relief Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5543 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of human services to develop a reimbursement plan based on quality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5282 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires managed care organizations to consult with the EOHHS to develop incentives for nursing facilities that demonstrate lower direct care staff turnover.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5544 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases child care eligibility for working families from 180% of federal poverty level to 225% effective 1/1/16.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0306 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates two specific appropriations of $12,500,000 and one of $2,170,000, to be used by the housing resources commission, in addition to the revenue generated from the real estate conveyance tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0610 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the number of municipal economic zones permitted by law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5720 | Intro
Sine Die | Entitles whistleblower to payment if they provide information regarding medical assistance fraud.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0622 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that condemnation for a "public use" would not include the taking of private property for transfer to a private entity for the purpose of economic development or enhancement of tax revenue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0917 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates the need for city/town special election to create an opt-out municipal energy aggregation plan subject to PUC approval.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5088 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the bonus program administered by the department of human services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6092 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases awardable attorneys' fees from $125 to $150 per hour with an annual increase thereafter based on the Consumer Price Index.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0865 | Intro
Sine Die | Removes the requirement of an affidavit of ownership or occupancy by an entity with tax exempt status by a mortgagee for an offer to purchase a mortgage or residential property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6218 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits an insurer/health care entity from requiring pre-authorization and/or co-payments for certain medical testing prescribed by a physician where the physician determines there is an immediate, substantial and imminent threat to the person's he...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0837 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that all preferences in state purchasing contracts and state procurement be given equal weight unless otherwise stated or in conflict with the requirements for federal contracts as provided for in §§ 37-2-80 and 37-14.1-6.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5718 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a payment methodology for managed care organizations engaged in a dual demonstration project providing post-acute skilled and rehabilitative care or long-term chronic care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0575 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the definition of "owner" to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5104 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of human services to issue electronic EBT cards with a photograph of the cardholder if they are over the age of 18 and under the age of 60. Certain exceptions would apply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5712 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides appeal rights to patients being discharged for nonpayment of charges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0444 | Intro
Sine Die | Validates the conveyance of real estate interests where the instrument of conveyance contains a minor defect.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0308 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds the enterprise zone tax credit to the list of tax credits available to the taxpayers in computing state personal income tax liability under this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0443 | Intro
Sine Die | Takes effect upon passage and would apply to all deeds with the words "special warranty" in their title, and/or the words "special warranty covenants" in the body thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5327 | Intro
Sine Die | Reduces the cigarette tax by fifty (50) cents per pack and require a fifteen percent (15%) minimum markup be added to the total cost of cigarettes sold by retailers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5432 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for authorizations for services to developmentally disabled adults issued on or after July 1, 2015.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5387 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5201 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase income disregards for certain Medicaid programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0270 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that legally appointed guardians, whether temporary or permanent, file for their ward, a durable power of attorney for health care and/or a living will within thirty (30) days of appointment and to adhere to the expressed wishes of their war...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5399 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes Rhode Island Works Program participants who are full-time students in a post-secondary program for eligibility for child care assistance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6228 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases from fourteen (14) days to twenty-one (21) days the time that licensed vendors of precious metals and articles have to hold them before they can be resold.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5389 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a baseline for Medicaid managed care payment rates for certain distress hospital purchasers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0257 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the department of administration to adopt regulations granting preference in awarding of state contracts to businesses whose highest paid executive receives compensation equal to or less than 25 times the median pay of its non-executive emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6111 | Intro
Sine Die | Renders void/unenforceable motor transportation contract terms holding harmless indemnitee from or against its own negligence/intentional acts/omissions upon the effective date.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5515 | Intro
Sine Die | Provide for annual adjustments to provider reimbursement rates
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6174 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the DMV to issue driving privilege licenses and permits to applicants unable to establish lawful presence in the U.S. and they can't be used for identification purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0944 | Intro
Sine Die | Freezes the amount of education aid for local school agencies that are scheduled to receive less aid under the funding formula. The education aid would be frozen at the rate provided in fiscal year 2015 for a period of three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| H5572 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts from the sales and use tax, the purchase and use of telecommunication products or services that are necessary for internet access.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/28/2015) |
| H5732 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the tax imposed on cigarettes and set rates for stamps from 175 mills to 225 mills.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5347 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires an eighty percent (80%) school attendance rate for children in families receiving cash and medical assistance from the state as a condition of eligibility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-26
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6241 | Intro
Sine Die | Clearly specifies that "hemp" would not be subject to the provisions of the "uniform controlled substances act", thereby legalizing the cultivation and possession of such plant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-22
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0576 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens the immunity from prosecution for drug offenses afforded under the Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act to a person who in good faith seeks medical assistance for a person experiencing a drug overdose.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0719 | Intro
Sine Die | Excludes weekends/state holidays from the 48 hour calculation of public notices and requires audio recordings of all open/closed meetings of public bodies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0259 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a landlord from asking about the immigration status of a prospective tenant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-21
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5521 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands the definition of qualified businesses with respect to enterprise zones to include limited liability partnerships and any other form of business corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-21
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H5643 | Intro
Sine Die | Eliminates state mandate requiring cities/towns include affordable housing program in comprehensive plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-21
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (05/21/2015) |
| H5890 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes DEM to lease state property for 40 years for public recreation or natural resource board industry.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-21
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| H6048 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 For The Graduate School Of Oceanography Center For Ocean Exploration At The University Of Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 Dollars For The Graduate School Of Oceano...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-05-21
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
