| S2446 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows any voter who has designated their political party affiliation to change that affiliation on or before the 30th day preceding any primary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2377 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the RI airport and aviation fund to be managed by the Rhode Island airport corporation and funded by an aviation jet fuel excise tax in the amount of 7% of the gross sales of aviation jet fuel sold and used in the propulsion of aircraft.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
Committee heard |
| S2617 | Intro
Sine Die | Renames the state airport in Warwick to "Rhode Island International Airport."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S3007 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the surplus lines producing insurance agent forty-five (45) days for net payment (gross payment minus commission and fees) to the broker before the policy may be cancelled for nonpayment (after ten (10) day notice).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-23
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018) |
| S2953 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Hospital Closure Transition Act which would facilitate the acquisition of a closed hospital's assets by an existing hospital by exempting the acquisition from the hospital conversions and health care facilities licensing acts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
Committee heard |
| S2954 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a formula to create a transitional alternative payment method incentive to be used in calculating reimbursement rates that must be paid by health insurance carriers to eligible Rhode Island hospitals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
Committee heard |
| S2358 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a definition for "fuel oil terminal" for the purposes of the Biodiesel heating oil act of 2013.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2995 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulates procedures for granting/denial of state licenses/documents required for pursuing profession/business requiring same based on prior conviction of a crime/crimes unless directly related.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2994 | Intro
Sine Die | Exempts newspaper deliverers from the minimum wage laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
To Senate Labor Committee |
| S2665 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a small business development fund to encourage formation of private capital investment by federally-licensed investment companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-22
To House Finance Committee |
| S2408 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes hospital medical staff to elect whether or not to participate in a maintenance of certification program, to elect medical specialty board to implement the program and prohibits insurers from denying reimbursement based solely on this elect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-21
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2429 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands jurisdiction of the family court related to custody or guardianship of immigrant children to include immigrant persons between (18) years and (21) years of age for purposes of abuse and neglect determinations in accordance with federal law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2545 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires insurance coverage for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2471 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2018" 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] | 2018-06-20
To House Labor Committee |
| S2343 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the council on elementary and secondary education to waive certain provisions of the laws for public schools but would prohibit the waiver of other listed provisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2516 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits nonprofit hospitals from real and personal property tax exemptions if nonprofit converts to a for-profit and then back to a nonprofit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2030 | Intro
Sine Die | Repeals requirement that law enforcement officers issue only warnings of the risks to persons leaving child under 7 years unattended in motor vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2045 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the implementation and operation of sports wagering at the Twin River and Tiverton gaming facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Finance Committee |
| S2400 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows pregnant women with an annual family income above applicable Medicaid income limit to be eligible to purchase health insurance through one of the Medicaid managed care plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2760 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows a judge to impose blood or urine testing and the use of an ignition interlock system upon persons seeking a conditional hardship license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2612 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all candidates for United States President and Vice President file copies of their last five (5) years of federal income tax returns with the state board of elections no later than fifty (50) days prior to the general election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2357 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the annual bidding and enrollment process pursuant to this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2506 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes and requires funding for a world language and dual language immersion program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Finance Committee |
| S2091 | Intro
Sine Die | Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
Defeated by Senate |
| S2855 | Intro
Sine Die | Temporarily expands incentives to enhance the school housing aid ratio to encourage new school and renovation projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Finance Committee |
| S2859 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires health insurers, nonprofit hospital service corporations, nonprofit medical service corporations and health maintenance organizations that issue policies that provide coverage for prescription drugs and use step therapy protocols.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2008 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2852 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits the trapping and release of unowned feral cats for the purpose of spaying or neutering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S2062 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a municipality, in which twelve percent (12%) of the housing in a municipality qualifies for low-income housing, to charge a tax up to ten percent (10%) of the current year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2951 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires electrical work performed in state be in accordance with latest edition of NEC, that state building code standards committee adopt latest edition. Regulatory analysis for proposed rule would not apply to building, fire safety or electrical c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
Committee heard |
| S2074 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum tax on qualifying low-income property from eight percent (8%) of the previous year's gross scheduled rental income to ten percent (10%) of the prospective year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2063 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the maximum tax for qualifying low-income housing from eight percent (8%) to ten percent (10%) of the property's previous year's gross scheduled rental income.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2785 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes state to seek waiver of ACA to allow qualified small business owners/sole properties to purchase small group health insurance on cost/impact assessment by OHIC provide coverage for essential health benefit categories/services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-15
To House Finance Committee |
| S2974 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting That The Office Of The Postsecondary Commissioner Form A Work Group To Conduct A Thorough Review Into How Rhode Island Can Protect Student Loan Borrowers
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14
To Senate Education Committee |
| S2481 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Rhode Island (sessions Of General Assembly) (proposes A Constitutional Amendment Which, If Approved By The Voters, Chang...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S2397 | 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] | 2018-06-14
To House Labor Committee |
| S2738 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Amending The Rules Of The Senate
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14
To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| S2575 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study Potential Reform Of Vicious Dogs Hearings (creates A 10 Member Commission To Study Potential Reform Of Vicious Dogs Hearings, And Who Would Report Back To The General Assembly By Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2819 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that quasi-public corporations limit the use of all funds/property to perform the function/service for which the quasi-public corporation was created. Prohibits the transfer or reallocations of funds held by a quasi-public corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2965 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that contributions to a retirement plan be remitted to the retirement board on the date contributions are withheld but not later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2956 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows state employees who had also been a correctional officer to elect to combine their service time earned from each job, for the determination of their retirement eligibility date and calculation of retirement benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2199 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that the taxation of military service pensions for purposes of the Rhode Island personal income tax would be reduced and phased out over a five (5) year period from 2018 to 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2782 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2077 | Intro
Sine Die | Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-08
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S2196 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates a tax on sugary drinks for the purpose of reducing the demand for those beverages, and discouraging the excessive consumption of, sugary drinks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
Committee heard |
| S2381 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the compensation of direct-care staff of nursing facilities as a result of the application of the inflation index.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
Committee heard |
| S2100 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that houses, condominiums, or other residential dwelling units, regardless of the number of rooms, which are used and/or advertised for rent for occupancy would be exempt from the state sales or hotel tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2582 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates process within DCYF for reviewing a determination that out-of-home residential placement is appropriate in an effort to ensure that a child is placed in the least restrictive placement. Requires DCYF to develop plan for recruiting foster fami...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2307 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the registration, certification, and regulation of those individuals who provide personal care assistant services to a consumer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2061 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the general assembly to appropriate a minimum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in capital financing to Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corporation (RIHMFC) for the development of affordable housing for the homeless.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-07
Committee heard |
