| S0984 | Engross
Sine Die | Imposes funding contribution per health insurer enrollee to program to use health care claims data to help reduce health care costs. The program provides annual reports to the public and recommendations to governor and general assembly. Sunsets 7/1/2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-01
Senate read and passed |
| S0373 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the local share of education funding to be paid to charter public schools based on a comparison of performance data between the specific school from which the student is coming and the specific charter school that will be receiving the student...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-07-01
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S0360 | Engross
Sine Die | Repeals the sunset provision which ends historic preservation tax credits by June 30, 2021 or upon the exhaustion of the maximum aggregate credits, whichever comes first.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0378 | Engross
Sine Die | Increases the reimbursement rates to be paid by the department of human services and the department for children, youth, and families, for licensed child care centers and family child care homes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0781 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires electric and gas distribution companies, with exceptions, to remit fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of demand-side charge collections to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for any energy-related financing programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0094 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires conservation and preservation restrictions to be liberally interpreted in favor of the grants awarded.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate read and passed |
| S0088 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate read and passed |
| S0603 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that public bodies not be required to hold open-forum sessions on any topic not on the meeting notice and limits comment on any topic not previously posted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S0439 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires Class B licensees to offer to the public the opportunity to purchase and consume food in conjunction with the sale of alcoholic beverages, at all times while alcohol is consumed on the premises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0205 | Engross
Sine Die | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Educ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-30
Senate read and passed |
| S0673 | Engross
Sine Die | Enacts the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997, last amended in 2013, to govern the law of partnerships in this state and would repeal chapter 12 of title 7 entitled "Partnerships".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0371 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates a five (5) year pilot program entitled, pay for success, an intervention program that would assist homeless individuals with the goal towards improving financial and social outcomes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0826 | Engross
Sine Die | Enacts the Rhode Island Limited Partnership Act to govern the law of limited partnerships in this state and repeal chapter 12 of title 7 entitled "Limited Partnerships". Effective 1/1/2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate read and passed |
| S0162 | Engross
Sine Die | Extends eligibility of the Home Community Care Services Program to persons under the age of 65 suffering from Alzheimer's or a related dementia confirmed by a licensed physician with income not exceeding 250% of the federal poverty level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate read and passed |
| S0351 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires department of elementary and secondary education to include amount of state and local share of education funding calculated for each local agency receiving state aid, requires cities and towns to appropriate sufficient funds to meet their sh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0646 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobin therap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| S0802 | Engross
Sine Die | Gives an "unsworn" declaration given under the penalty of perjury the same effect as "a sworn" declaration, and subject to the criminal penalties for perjury.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate read and passed |
| S0971 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes housing incentive program for municipalities to support and assist the promotion of housing to meet needs of current and future residents while preserving open space, farmland and natural beauty using housing incentive districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate read and passed |
| S0173 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires parking lots to designate parking spaces for electric vehicles/installation of charging stations for new existing public/private parking lots with fines for parking violations/compliance. Effective 7/1/21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S0973 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a dockside program to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to ensure that surf clams and/or other marine shellfish acquired in federal waters are done so in a sanitary fashion and in accordance with national standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-29
Senate read and passed |
| S0803 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Hate Crimes Sentencing Act. Adds gender identity, expression to protected groups. Clarifies sentencing enhancements for hate crimes against victims in a protected group. Permits sentencing to community service or educational classes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-25
Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| S0874 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires all contractors and subcontractors who perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance work, pursuant to public works contracts, to comply with industry standards for infrastructure corrosion prevention.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0568 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes Cannabis Control Commission to regulate all aspects of cannabis production and distribution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0029 | Engross
Sine Die | Respectfully Requesting The United States Congress To Endorse The National Infrastructure Bank
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0365 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that a portion of the real estate conveyance tax be apportioned to a newly established restricted receipt account known as the housing production fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0105 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the department of environmental management to create environmental justice areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S0968 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for an adjustment to the states allocated revenue from the Tiverton gaming facility in the event of a closure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0643 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires insurance providers to seek recoupment or set off of insurance payments made to health care providers within twelve (12) months and require health care providers to seek reimbursement for underpayment within twelve (12) months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| S0872 | Engross
Sine Die | TEAM) COMMUNITY ACT (Establishes the Transportation Emission and Mobile (Team) Community Act intended to limit and reduce indirect carbon dioxide emissions throughout the state while promoting the purposes of the transportation climate initiative pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0494 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires drug companies disclose to office of the health insurance commissioner acquisition costs of drugs approved by FDA, if acquisition cost is at least $100 for 30 day supply and requires disclosure of rebates, price protection payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0731 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizes wire tap application for Human Trafficking offense investigations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0342 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| S0381 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that health insurance policies that provide prescription drug coverage not include an annual or lifetime dollar limit on drug benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0226 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides for adjustments to the payment standard for cash assistance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0724 | Engross
Sine Die | Adds the Judiciary's Indirect Cost Recovery/Supreme Court, Victims' Rights Information, RI Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel and Small Claims Mediation accounts to the list of restricted receipt accounts which are not subject to indirect cost recove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0712 | Engross
Sine Die | Revokes the authority of the health insurance commissioner's ability to enforce a ruling of the federal government or federal court that revokes the prohibition on limits on health insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0338 | Engross
Sine Die | Provides that any person who has a retail sales permit would not be required to pay a separate registration fee to make sales at flea markets; provided, however, the person would remain responsible to pay all taxes due as a result of sales at a flea ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0744 | Engross
Sine Die | ; Creates new section for electric bicycles, mandates manufactures to provide label of classification of electric bike.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S0961 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows local board of canvasser's discretion to substitute the physical posting in each voting district of senatorial district meetings, representative district meetings, and voting district meetings with publication in newspaper of local circulation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0960 | Engross
Sine Die | Replaces the requirement that the notice for the final canvass be posted in a newspaper and instead this act would require the notice for the final canvass to be published on the official website maintained by the city or town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0487 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires pharmacists to notify their customers whether their cost sharing benefits exceed the actual retail price of the prescription sought.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S0962 | Engross
Sine Die | Allows audio recording to be taken at the local board of canvassers’ proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0959 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates temporary non-liquidating receivership program for businesses with substantial revenue decline after declared emergency/suspended/ceased substantial part of operation resulting by emergency police/regulatory powers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0757 | Engross
Sine Die | Creates minimum qualifications for school psychologists and establishes the scope of their practice within schools and establishes state support for school-based mental health services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
To House Finance Committee |
| S0190 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires an applicant for a license to provide a valid social security number. This act creates an alternative ID driving license for applicants without a social security number who are able to establish proof of Rhode Island residency.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S0851 | Engross
Sine Die | For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition of "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member for 10+ years and the deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate read and passed |
| S0041 | Engross
Sine Die | Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the case load estimating conference.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0158 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes Rhode Island Livable Home Modification Grant to eligible homeowners and renters to retrofit their residence to nationally recognized accessibility standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-24
Senate passed Sub A |
| S0295 | Engross
Sine Die | Removes the prohibition on state appropriations to the municipal infrastructure grant program, and authorize the RI infrastructure bank to evaluate, approve and issue such grants, subject to the appropriations provided to the program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-16
To House Finance Committee |
| S0045 | Engross
Sine Die | Expand the Wavemaker Fellowship Program to include public school teachers in the high-need fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-06-16
To House Finance Committee |
