| S2536 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2773 | Engross
50% | PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Denies the right of footway, except within one hundred (100) yards of the Pawtuxet River in the cities of Warwick and Cranston and except in connection with a right to pass with carriages to be acquired by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate read and passed |
| S2125 | Engross
50% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2979 | Engross
50% | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Reduces the number of years from five (5) to three (3), when calculating for retirement purposes, the average of the highest consecutive years of compensation, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate read and passed |
| S2047 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - Adds the city of Central Falls as exempt from taxation for property acquired by an agency for redevelopment purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) |
| S2090 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2597 | Engross
50% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate read and passed |
| S3127 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- MOTOR PASSENGER CARRIERS -- NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - Establishes a safe and reasonable regulatory framework for companies and drivers providing non-emergency medical transportation services to a populati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S2952 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes a program for the energy benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S2600 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate read and passed |
| S2332 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- OIL SPILL PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSE FUND - Provides funds to support Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council to reduce climate emissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2716 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM - Establishes the primary care training sites program to provide training for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the DOH.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2853 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND UTILITY FAIR SHARE ROADWAY REPAIR ACT - Requires that public utilities plan utility work in accordance with the state transportation improvement program schedules when working on state roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S2712 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC FINANCE STATE FUNDS -- MEDICAL DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM - Establishes a medical debt relief program, to be administered by the general treasurer for the purchase, cancellation and forgiveness of medical debts, based upon certain conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| S2717 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STAY INVESTED IN RI WAVEMAKER FELLOWSHIPS - Adds a definition for "primary care" to the general law regarding the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2654 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS - Increases role of division of motor vehicles in voter registration and addresses verification process, by establishing very specific obligations and responsibilities that must be followed before offering an indiv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2404 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE MEDICINE - Broadens the definition of a "qualified individual" in acupuncture and Chinese medicine to include any person trained and certified in auricular acudetox.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S2713 | Engross
50% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that services provided by graduate student interns who work under a supervisory protocol would be eligible to be paid from Medicaid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S2970 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF RENTAL OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED TRICYCLES IN NEW SHOREHAM - Grants the authority to the town council to enact ordinances establishing procedures and standards related to rider safet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2429 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS - Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2084 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND - Establishes Children's Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide finance assistance to families for medical expenses not covered by state or federal programs or insuran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S2229 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE - Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate passed Sub A |
| S2677 | Engross
50% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Senate read and passed |
| S3122 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM - Establishes a seven (7) member public-private partnership infrastructure oversight commission to approve all requests for proposals submitted for public-private partn...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2687 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT CLERKS' INCENTIVE PAY - Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks who meet the eligibility requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-10
To House Finance Committee |
| S2414 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - Allows the commissioners of the water and sewer commission for the town of Jamestown to limit its public water system's obligation to supply water only within designated and described area as oppo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2268 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney gene...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2711 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2811 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2710 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2644 | Engross
50% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2688 | Engross
50% | BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS - Establishes an examination on proficiency in solar technology upon renewal of certificate, adds $72.00 fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2487 | Engross
50% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Prohibits manufacturers of alcoholic beverages from holding or having any interest in a wholesaler license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Small Business Committee |
| S2983 | Engross
50% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION -- STUDENT SUCCESS ACT - Reduces the time, from three (3) years to one year, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Finance Committee |
| S2283 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE BOARD RHODE ISLAND - Creates a civic apprenticeship program for recent Rhode Island high school graduates to gain work experience working in Rhode Island state departments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S3102 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS - Expands the definition of door-to-door salespersons to include those who sell services and authorize the town of Cumberland to license and regulate door-to-door salespersons in the same manner as h...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2765 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY HOUSING AUTHORITIES - Establishes the composition of the housing authority for the city of Central Falls.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) |
| S2685 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prohibits an insurance carrier from assessing a premium surcharge against an insured for making an inquiry regarding the terms of their policy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2453 | Engross
50% | HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Extends the repayment period for toll violations, and requires the RI transit and bridge authority to notify frequent violators by certified mail that their driver's license may be in jeopardy ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House Finance Committee |
| S2019 | Engross
50% | HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS - Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S3024 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts 30% of the lessor’s assessed real property tax expense over $19,500 for each calendar year remaining on the 10 year lease dated July 27, 2021, of Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2388 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HOME CARE PATIENTS RIGHTS - Provides that all home health care patients receive home health care services regardless of their permanent or temporary residence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S2726 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-05
To House Corporations Committee |
| S2931 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Provides a four (4) year expiration period on any certificate of exemption pursuant to this section for writers, composers and artists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S3041 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DECISIONS, SPECIAL FINDINGS AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES - Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2281 | Engross
50% | LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES -- FREEDOM TO READ - Encourages and protects the freedom of public libraries to acquire materials without limitations and prohibits materials being removed from public libraries due to partisan or doctrinal disappr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2225 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Repeals provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2905 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Allows retired state employees who worked as certified or qualified court interpreter to be employed or re-employed for a limited period of time in a given year to pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| S2766 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC RECORDS -- PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATION - Updates public records administration act, modifies records control schedule, designates records officer, establishes procedures for retention of records. Provides administrator submit yearly reports,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2834 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
To House Judiciary Committee |
