| S2968 | Pass | Authorizes the town council of Charlestown to provide for a property tax exemption to veterans, who were honorably discharged, or to the veteran's unmarried widow or widower, in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3010 | Pass | Authorizing The Town Of Tiverton To Issue General Obligation Bonds And Notes In An Amount Not To Exceed $15,438,230 To Finance Replacement Of Roofs And Hvac Systems At The Tiverton Middle School And The Tiverton High School
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3011 | Pass | Authorizes the Town of Warren to issue not more than $20,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the maintenance and construction of sewers and sewerage systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2959 | Pass | Authorizes Pawtucket to issue not more than $1,600,000 of indebtedness to finance improvement, construction, and equipping of its public buildings for fiscal years 2018/2019 upon approval of electors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2956 | Pass | Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $300,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the construction, reconstruction and repair of bridges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2428 | Pass | Enables any city or town by ordinance to regulate the opening, the presence, the location, and operation of any body works business or any business providing body works services, within the municipality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| S2492 | Pass | Requires any person convicted of a felony domestic offense be ordered by the court to surrender all firearms in their possession, care, custody or control to either the state/local police or federally licensed firearms dlr and file proof with the cou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-30
Signed by Governor |
| S2111 | Pass | Clarifies the provisions of §12-19-19 and make those persons who complete a deferred sentence agreement immediately eligible for expungement of all arrest records if they have complied with all terms and conditions of the deferred sentence agreement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| S2850 | Pass | Individuals subject to an agreement of "reasonable assurance" to return to work within 12 weeks employed by a private contractor to an educational institution are not subject to disqualification or a reduction of unemployment benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| S2467 | Pass | Regulates business relationship between pharmacy services providers/group health insurers/health service organizations with department of health oversight.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S3015 | Pass | Makes various amendments to the administrative procedures act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| S2760 | Pass | Amends the RI Real Estate Time-Share Act to provide for dissolution of the time-share form of ownership by fewer than 60% of the owners in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2877 | Veto | Exempts sixteen year old persons validly licensed in their native country possessing valid study work visa issued by the United States government from state motor vehicle licensing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Vetoed by Governor |
| S2867 | Pass | Authorizes the cities of Providence and Central Falls to create an alternative academy for students having difficulty in traditional public school settings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Signed by Governor |
| S2188 | Pass | Grants the town council of the town of Narragansett the authority to adopt a homestead exemption ordinance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2254 | Pass | Authorizes department of transportation and municipalities to operate automated school zone speed enforcement systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2874 | Pass | Allows for electronic system data transmission of Schedule V prescriptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2875 | Pass | Allows nursing and related professionals to practice under supervision of an RN without certain registration requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2822 | Pass | Directs health insurers to provide prescription drug coverage for prescriptions of less than a thirty (30) day supply for the treatment of chronic conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2356 | Pass | Requires comprehensive discharge planning for patients treated for substance use disorders, opioid overdoses and chronic addiction and would require insurers to cover expanded medication-assisted addiction treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2823 | Pass | Requires pharmacies to transmit prescription information to the prescription monitoring data base within twenty-four hours of dispensing an opioid. Provides limits on amounts of opoids to be prescribed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2168 | Pass | Directs school superintendents to review discipline data to determine unequal impact on students based on race/ethnicity/disability status and respond to any disparity and sets out of school supervision standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2577 | Pass | Requires health insurance policies to reimburse telemedicine services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2415 | Pass | Changes the definition of vote to accommodate the new computer voting machine, it authorizes the BOE to promulgate rules concerning the process by which irregular ballots with write-in candidates are maintained and changes how printout tapes are hand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2948 | Pass | Allows licensed chemical dependency professionals with the proper training to use treatment known as auricular acudetox effective 1/1/2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2476 | Pass | Requires the governor's workforce board to expand job and career opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2460 | Pass | Requires health insurance providers providing prescription coverage to include overdose preventative medicine/devices coverage, including prior authorization as well as HMOs/Nonprofit medical service/hospital service corps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2755 | Pass | Adds biological/interchangeable biological products to the category of medications pharmacies may dispense, and regulates the procedures for dispensation/substitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S3053 | Pass | Authorizes the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license to sell a limited amount of malt beverages and distilled spirits for consumption on and off the licensed premises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2391 | Pass | Appropriate public education made available to a disabled child until their twenty-first birthday or completion of program in which they are enrolled as of their twenty-first birthday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-28
Signed by Governor |
| S2669 | Pass | Requires public schools to provide student in grades kindergarten through five (5) with at least twenty (20) minutes of free-play recess each school day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2802 | Pass | Exempts certain individuals from liability for costs associated with a release of hazardous materials where ownership was acquired after January 11, 2002 under certain enumerated conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2209 | Pass | Creates a uniform rate review procedure for rating formula/rate changes by non-profit hospital/medical service corps. And catastrophic health plans requiring public hearings/meetings paid by applicant with no effect on appeal rights effective 1/1/17.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2450 | Pass | Extends the Renewable Energy Development Fund (REF) program for ten years, from 2017 to 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2296 | Pass | Requires healthcare providers to provide veterans copies of their medical records at no charge if the records are used to apply for benefits of any kind.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2316 | Pass | Allows the department of children, youth and families to process nationwide criminal record checks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2095 | Pass | Requires manufacturers of mercury-containing lamps to establish and implement a statewide collection for the recycling of mercury-containing lamps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2185 | Pass | Extends the 2004 Renewable Energy Standard Schedule Program, which required the suppliers of retail electricity to purchase increasing minimum amounts of renewable energy from 2019 to 2035.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2532 | Pass | Provides a definition for long term care provider (LTC) and provide that after sixty days of uncompensated care of a patient, the LTC can apply to the state for relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2399 | Pass | Renames the Rhode Island storage tank financial responsibility review board to the Rhode Island storage tank financial responsibility advisory board and would claim process and oversight of the underground storage tank fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S2863 | Pass | Amends the statutes regarding securities and franchises in order to allow for electronic filings and to remove the filing fee for advertising.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-27
Signed by Governor |
| S3057 | Pass | Establishes the Rhode Island clean diesel fund for the purpose of reducing emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines operating on state roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2170 | Pass | Provides that a school department permit each school within their jurisdiction to maintain epinephrine in cartridge injections to administer on an emergency basis to students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2374 | Pass | Amends the penalties for driving with a suspended or expired license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2799 | Pass | Facilitates the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses by Internet application.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2579 | Pass | Authorizes the department of BHDDH to certify recovery housing facilities and programs for substance use treatment. Also, after October 1, 2016 only certified recovery housing will be eligible to receive state funding to deliver recovery housing serv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2900 | Pass | Establish a domestic violence prevention fund which would have as its primary purpose the prevention of domestic and dating violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2056 | Pass | Prohibits the sale of powdered caffeine to any person under the age of eighteen (18) and the possession of powdered caffeine by anyone under eighteen (18) or the possession of powered caffeine on a school premises or public playground.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2087 | Pass | Allows the department of human services to extend the use of low-income energy assistance funds, establish an arrearage program and require a review of certain programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| S2370 | Pass | Requires a judge or magistrate to grant a hardship license immediately upon the finding of admission of guilt to driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, subject to a finding of need.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-06-24
Signed by Governor |
