| S1031 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables the state lottery division of the department of revenue to enter into a contract extension with IGT Global Solutions Corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-09-26
Scheduled for hearing (10/01/2019) |
| S0838 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a special motor vehicle registration plate honoring the New York Yankees for their twenty-seven (27) World Championships and the New York Yankees Universe Fund for the benefit of Rhode Island based charitable organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-28
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| S0778 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the towing storage act and clarifies issues related to the towing and storage of vehicles. Non-certified towers must have “Not for hire” lettered on their vehicle and provides increased fine and penalties for violators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0678 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for medical assistance health care for expectant mothers and establishes medical assistance coverage and reimbursement rates for perinatal doula services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-28
To House Finance Committee |
| S0933 | Intro
Sine Die | This act would, upon its own motion or upon request of a parolee, enable the parole board to terminate a parolee's supervision and legal custody order. Prisoners with a life sentence for first and second degree murder are excluded.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0694 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the use of a school district's listserv to distribute any political advertisement, invitation, and/or propaganda.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0450 | Intro
Sine Die | Makes various amendments pertaining to the duties and operations of the Central Coventry Fire District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) |
| S0710 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides that fifty dollars ($50.00) of the filing fee paid to the HUD-approved agency for the mediation conference involving the mortgagee and mortgagor, shall be paid to the Rhode Island Legal Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Finance Committee |
| S0774 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging (x-rays). Authority sunsets December 31, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0217 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides greater details to be considered when deciding if there has been substantial compliance with the statutes requiring the prompt processing and payment of health insurance claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Finance Committee |
| S0834 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires all state departments cooperate with judicial nominating commission, provide any information that might assist in judicial selection. Requires DOA provide secure office space on state property. Requires written minutes of all commission meet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0411 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes restrictions on invasive plant species to include running bamboo.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S0301 | 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] | 2019-06-27
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0970 | Intro
Sine Die | For motor vehicle alcohol-related offense blood/urine testing and ignition interlock system may be ordered.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0959 | Intro
Sine Die | Electric distribution company to provide actual cost of interconnection. Amendments to ESB only with PUC approval and 30 days' notice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0463 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows damages recovery for emotional stress, grief, loss of enjoyment of life resulting from wrongful death of a spouse, parent, child to all pending future claims.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0202 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits a food service establishment from providing a consumer with a single-use plastic straw unless requested by the consumer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S0979 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the city of Newport to impose a surcharge on the price of admission to organizations or venues that sell more than twenty thousand (20,000) tickets during the time period commencing on July 1, 2018 until June 30, 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0772 | 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] | 2019-06-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0760 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds a definition for "other eligible entity" and includes the entity under the provisions of the net metering statute and amends the definition for multi-municipal collaborative to be called multi-party collaborative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0267 | Intro
Sine Die | Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists, and limits the authorization of school psychologist to practice school psychology to the school setting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0776 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits commercial motor trucks, with a gross weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more, from traveling on Limerock Road, in Smithfield and Lincoln.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S0868 | Intro
Sine Die | Directs the council on elementary/secondary education to implement assessment/evaluation systems for teachers/administrators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S1026 | Intro
Sine Die | Regulatory Powers Of Administration
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Placed on Senate Calendar |
| S0867 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a procedure for the certification of provisional educators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0410 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S0985 | Intro
Sine Die | Enables the city of Providence to adopt a homestead tax exemption. The value of the $350,000 would receive a homestead exemption of 40% of value while the remaining value would receive a homestead exemption of 28% of value.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Municipal Government Committee |
| S0661 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires municipalities to adopt comprehensive solar siting ordinances addressing both roof, ground mounted and carport solar systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| S0580 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Health To Develop And Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Ensure The Confidential Communication Of Sensitive Medical Information (develops A Common Summary Of Payments Forms, To...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0907 | Intro
Sine Die | Permits a Certificate C limited premises electrical license to be issued to the University of Rhode Island to perform certain electrical maintenance and repair.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-26
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0866 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes testing requirements for initial certification of new teachers on or after July 1, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-25
Senate passed Sub A |
| S1016 | Intro
Sine Die | Allows the tax rate for motor vehicles to differ from the tax rate for ratable tangible personal property in the city of Woonsocket in compliance with chapter 34.1 of title 44 entitled "Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax Elimination Act of 1998."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S0798 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an opioid stewardship payment program which manufacturers and distributors of opioids would pay into, to support opioid treatment programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-21
To House Finance Committee |
| S0254 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the ODEO to create and for all state and municipal employees to receive annual training in cultural competency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-21
To House Labor Committee |
| S0719 | Intro
Sine Die | Adds elementary or secondary school mathematics, world languages or science educators to those individuals eligible for a fellowship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-21
To House Finance Committee |
| S0143 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides for physician/patient discussion regarding addiction and alternate treatment prior to initial and third opioid prescription.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-21
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0194 | Intro
Sine Die | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Evaluate Rhode Island's Electric And Natural Gas Transmission And Distribution System Infrastructure (creates A 22 Member Commission To Study And Evaluate Rhode Island's Electri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-20
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0997 | Intro
Sine Die | Changes the definition of "elder person" for purposes of exploitation of elders from a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older to a person sixty (60) years of age or older.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S0978 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the library-media program outlined in the Rhode Island Basic Education Plan (BEP) in section G-13-1.3.11 be staffed by a school librarian with certification from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-19
To Senate Education Committee |
| S0816 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes office of adult education literarcy/employment advisory committee within GWBRI for adult education and literacy services/repeals adult education act and aid for evening schools eff. 12/1/19.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-19
To House Finance Committee |
| S0913 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the issuance of farmer brewery and farmer distillery licenses to qualifying farms subject to conditions and regulations issued by the department of regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-19
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S0174 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the hourly minimum wage effective January 2, 2020 to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour and effective January 1, 2021, to twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per hour.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-19
To House Labor Committee |
| S0112 | Intro
Sine Die | Mandates that a program of financial literacy be taught to all students in the public high schools throughout the state of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-19
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0668 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides a tax credit for qualified investments in "opportunity zones" as defined by federal law and located in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-18
Committee recommends passage |
| S0238 | Intro
Sine Die | Imposes $250 substance abuse education assessment for conviction of driving under the influence or a violation for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer. Funds would be allocated to BHDDH and used to fund substance abuse programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0077 | Intro
Sine Die | Expands drug awareness programs to high schools, directs funding from certain civil fines and mandates establishment of criteria for funding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0850 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires that the owner of a vehicle be notified in writing or by electronic mail that installation of an aftermarket glass may require re-calibration of safety related systems, or vehicle may not function as designed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0864 | Intro
Sine Die | Direct the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support and assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student perfo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0680 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the medication assisted treatment (MAT) program which uses medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to create a comprehensive approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
| S0702 | Intro
Sine Die | Precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child's welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-06-14
To House Health, Education and Welfare Committee |
