| S2680 | Intro
25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - Codifies the federal legislation pertaining to the federal Indian child welfare act into state law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2581 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in RI. The initial amount would be based upon population, and would be increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer P...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2561 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION - 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2601 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the method for the calculation of the permanent foundation education aid to school districts, and would make an adjustment based upon students residing in qualified low-income hou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2649 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- E-VERIFY COMPLIANCE - Establishes the E-Verify compliance program which would require all non-governmental employers within the state with 3 or more employees to apply to participate in the federal E-Verify program and to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7364 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing Jan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7317 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RADON CONTROL - Requires landlords to conduct a radon test of all residential rental properties every five (5) years. Short-term residential rentals would be excluded from radon testing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H7563 | Intro
25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- ORGANIC FARMING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - Establishes the organic farming and certification program to be administered by the department of environmental management.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H7042 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Regulates price increases for prescription drugs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7444 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM - Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7623 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7140 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACEUTICAL COST TRANSPARENCY - Directs the state board of pharmacy to annually identify up to fifteen prescription drugs with increased costs and provide the list to the attorney general to obtain reasons for the cos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7357 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HIGH HEAT WASTE FACILITY ACT - Provides for a prohibition on the licensing of any new high-heat waste facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H7584 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Reduces the required number of members present to constitute a quorum from three (3) to two (2) members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H7043 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7445 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation/drug therapies, programs approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies would be covered by all...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7443 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION - Prohibits the state, participating ERISA or any health plan from purchasing referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7794 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARBITRATION OF LABOR CONTROVERSIES - Reduces disruptive labor disputes with municipal police and firefighter unions during the transition to a new collective bargaining agreement by extending the existing collective barga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Labor Committee |
| H7516 | Intro
25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- PROTECTION OF TREES AND PLANTS GENERALLY - Allows the department of environmental management to remove freshwater non-native and invasive aquatic plants and assist municipalities in preventing the growth and spread of thes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| H7386 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-02-29
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H7472 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 2016 - Amends the provision relative to the measurements for signs identifying school zone areas with speed enforcement systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (02/29/2024) |
| H7438 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To House Education Committee |
| H7514 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION ACT - Creates a new chapter for the support/access to bilingual education. It creates a dual language program fund to be administered by the department of education. Local education agencies woul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To House Education Committee |
| H7450 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS -- BILL OF RIGHTS ENHANCEMENT - Requires law enforcement to obtain consent before placing audio or video recorders on the private property of another.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7582 | Intro
25% | MOTOR VEHICLES AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Removes the requirement that the applicant for a Bronze Star Medal license plate pay a registration fee or transfer charge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H7604 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Gives PUC jurisdiction rather than division of approval petition/mandates public hearing/allows intervention by interested parties/provides for appeal of decision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7538 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Permits disabled veterans to be issued several disabled veteran plates, permits plates to be transferred to their spouse or caretaker during the veteran's life and would allow disabled veteran plates to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H7369 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7453 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND DATA PRIVACY ACT - Requires search warrant for electronic information, prohibits stingray cell-site simulators.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7511 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- WATER SUPPLY - Provides that water utility companies be responsible for all costs associated with maintenance, operation and delivery of water pumping stations to individual parcels of land and schools with no pumping...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7352 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7576 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT--- RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL POLICE CHIEFS - Provides protections to appointed police chiefs of cities and towns and provides they would be entitled to a hearing and due process before termination and provides f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7230 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7316 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Exempts full-time members of divisions of the state police, including the capitol police and the sheriff's department from the requirements of § 11-47-35.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7508 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides for the legal governance of licensed electronic literacy materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7051 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the operation of an outdoor gun range within one mile or closer of any kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7308 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- MAINTENANCE OF ORDER ON CAMPUS - Mandates arming campus police at public higher educational institutions and includes campus police in the definition of "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of the "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7557 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7344 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - College security may detain criminal offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7136 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7556 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Allows veterans with "Disabled Veterans" license plates to all the rights and privileges to persons possessing a disability parking permit. There would be no requirement of a parking privilege placard t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7326 | Intro
25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS - Changes the name of the holiday on the second Monday of August from Victory Day to Peace and Remembrance Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| H7700 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- ADVERTISING OF RHODE ISLAND PRODUCTS -- LOCAL FOOD - Defines what local means as it pertains to certain food types being sold and advertised in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H7466 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- TAX SALES - Replaces the tax sale auction process with a real estate broker listing of the land for fair market value and any surplus proceeds realized upon sale shall be paid to the owner of the real estate at the time of the sale.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| H7299 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for the licensed practice of naturopathy and to provide reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7160 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PRICE GOUGING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROHIBITED - Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7151 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- PHYSICAL THERAPY COPAY - Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7318 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS - Adds those persons with experience as a federal process server as qualifying for certification as a constable.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7311 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Provides that imposition of a fine, or sentences of probation or a suspended sentence, absent a period of incarceration, are not convictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7521 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Creates requirements for the developers or deployers of artificial intelligence and allows civil action against these developers or deployers by the attorney genera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
