| H5865 | Intro
Sine Die | Increased the number of permits for medical marijuana compassion centers from three (3) to six (6).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5952 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the department of business regulation to establish a certification and training process with respect to trustees named in an instrument creating a trust.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| H6032 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits an insurer or health care entity from requiring pre-authorization and/or co-payments for certain medical testing prescribed by a physician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5411 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires retailers doing business in Rhode Island with over $100,000,000 in annual global revenues to publicly disclose the extent to which efforts are made to reduce the risk of trafficked, coerced, and child labor in their supply chains.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5103 | Intro
Sine Die | Classifies as public information the names and addresses of anyone or entity who legally grows marijuana and who also sells or gives it away to others.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6097 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires local district payments to Davies, and the Met Center schools only for those periods where a student is both enrolled and physically present in attendance at those schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-07
To House Finance Committee |
| H5847 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a procedure for employees to secure liens against employers for unpaid wages. Contested claims would be decided by superior court. Contracts of employment in contravention of provisions of this procedure would be void as against public po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Labor Committee |
| H5933 | Intro
Sine Die | Ends Rhode Island's adoption of the "employment-at-will" legal doctrine and would provide some job protection for employees that satisfactorily perform their duties. The act would also provide specific remedies for wrongful discharge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Labor Committee |
| H5604 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows Rhode Island residents who work for an out-of-state nongovernmental employer to apply for coverage under Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Labor Committee |
| H5862 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2017" and establishes a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct that is tolerated by employers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Labor Committee |
| H5972 | Intro
Sine Die | Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-06
To House Labor Committee |
| H5648 | Intro
Sine Die | Subjects TNC vehicle owners to the regulation of transportation network companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5679 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all new school buses purchased or leased be equipped with seat belts for each passenger and operator seat and further requires mandatory safety belt use by the school bus operator and each passenger.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H6075 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Appropriating Sufficient Sums To Pay One-half The Costs Of Teachers In Obtaining An International Dyslexia Association ("ida") Aligned Graduate Certificate In Dyslexia Knowledge And Practice (authorizes The Appropriation Of Sufficien...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Finance Committee |
| H5926 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates protocols for the use of police-worn body cameras by those law enforcement agencies which choose to require their use.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5887 | Intro
Sine Die | Places a cap of 20% on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2017 and every December 31 thereafter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5971 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Electronic Vehicle Recovery Services Act" to require vehicle owners with electronic recovery systems to submit an affidavit attesting to the theft of their motor vehicle prior to law enforcement contacting the recovery service provider.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5649 | Intro
Sine Die | Places a ten (10) year moratorium on the issuance of new taxicab and limited public motor vehicles certificates but not affect current certificates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5883 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that public schools of this state, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade 12, would annually provide access for every student to at least one field trip to a nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5974 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the North Kingstown school committee to develop a policy allowing for early entry to kindergarten.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5983 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the town of Charlestown to regulate earth removal extraction, and blasting operations within the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| H5875 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts a "humane animal welfare group" from the offense of the abandonment of cats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5735 | Intro
Sine Die | Designates certain program workers and shift coordinators at the training school as peace officers while on duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5987 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that any traffic offense in the Rhode Island traffic tribunal or any municipal court, that is dismissed shall be expunged and deleted from court records within 48 hours.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5857 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes sex trafficking victims eligible for criminal injuries compensation fund and designates them as abused, neglected children and establishes "safe harbor" provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5986 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides an exception to required school immunizations for pupils whose personal, philosophical, or religious beliefs are contrary to immunization and/or testing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5919 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows parents or guardians of a child to opt out of vaccines for non-casual contact diseases transmitted by sexual contact.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5989 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits surveillance on any public roadway in the state unless specifically authorized by statute or court order and provides for the confidentiality of information collected or stored.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5545 | Intro
Sine Die | House Resolution Encouraging Government Officials And Citizens To Consider The Constitutionality And Morality Of Laws And Orders Emerging From The Trump Administration Before Carrying Out Such Laws And Orders
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5650 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the town of New Shoreham to establish its own regulatory framework regarding transportation network company services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5677 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires registration and criminal background checks of individuals who provide personal care assistant services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5736 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes persons with up to six misdemeanor or six felony convictions eligible for expungement, provided they had no violent felony, domestic violence or DUI convictions. Eligibility 10 – 20 years respectively from completion of last sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5742 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of electronic-benefit-transfer (EBT) cards at retail establishments unless the recipient presents a valid photo identification card.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-05
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| H5686 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the DMV to issue driving privilege licenses and driving privilege permits to applicants unable to establish lawful presence in the United States. Driving privilege licenses and driving privilege permits are not valid for identification purpose...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5635 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurance providers to disclose to subscribers the potential cost of using out-of-network providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5308 | Intro
Sine Die | Subjects obligors of child support to license suspension after a 60-day arrearage but would provide conditional driving privileges for employment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5627 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits dental patients of five health care providers to assign their dental benefits to dentist of their choice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5636 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurers to have step therapy protocols on appropriate clinical practice guidelines or published peer review data.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5637 | Intro
Sine Die | Defines coinsurance and prohibits insurance contracts or policies from using coinsurance to calculate and collect additional funds from patients, including mental health and substance abuse patients.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5396 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits debt collection practices for debt which is beyond the statute of limitations for filing a legal action for collection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5720 | Intro
Sine Die | Grants immunity from liability and suit to health care professionals, workers, and facilities providing volunteer services, and would also provide continuing education credits for such services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5929 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a parenting partner of a mother, with the mother's consent, to be included on a birth certificate as a parent to the child.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5991 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that motor vehicles lawfully seized by police officers for investigation or for lack of registration not be released to their owners until the towing charges are paid and valid registration certificates are produced.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5630 | Intro
Sine Die | Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for medical and osteopathic physician office visits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5519 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for Rhode Island's adoption of the Atlantic Time Zone if and when Massachusetts does so.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H5631 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a system of consumer protection for regulation by DBR of noninsurance business entities in disclosing personal identifiable financial information for insurance sales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Corporations Committee |
| H5721 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals the provision declaring prisoners serving a life sentence civilly dead.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H6033 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorize the RI health benefit exchange to seek a waiver under the Affordable Care Act to allow qualified small business owners/sole proprietors to purchase qualified health benefit plans offered by the exchange directly from a registered carrier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-03
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H6050 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts persons over 59 yrs of age and those who cannot operate a motor vehicle because of a disability from being charged a fee for an ID card from the DMV provided they have no valid operator's license or are surrendering one due to inability to dr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-31
To House Finance Committee |
| H5596 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts certain executive, administrative, and professional employees from overtime pay if their weekly wages exceed one thousand thirty-six dollars ($1,036), an increase from the current two hundred dollars ($200).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-30
To House Labor Committee |
