| S2094 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND REFLECTORS - Authorizes designated state and local election officials with supervisory responsibility over polling locations the use of amber flashing safety lights on their vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2101 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Establishes a three (3) day transmittal period after the deadline for local boards to accept mail ballot applications, if delivered via the postal service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7381 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Places a cap of twenty percent (20%) on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2024, and every December 31 therea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2180 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2208 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS - Clarifies that the calculation for the total number of eligible voters to be served by the same polling place shall be established using active voters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7473 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2079 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF BUPRENORPHINE - Encourages and authorizes the department of health to adopt rules and regulations that lead to the more liberal utilization of buprenorphine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7388 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RIGHT TO EARN A LIVING ACT - Establishes procedures to ensure agency regulations don't restrict individuals from businesses and professions, including home-based businesses, barbers, hairdressers and manicurists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| H7665 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATION, AND TENURE OF OFFICERS - Requires letters of appointment of public officers and employees be sent to the secretary of state's office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2204 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- VOTING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIALS -- POLLING PLACE CAP - Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate from three thousand (3,000) to three thousand five hundred (3,500).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7378 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| H7284 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| H7390 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LOBBYING REFORM ACT - Expands the lobbying reform act to apply to persons who lobby municipal government executives and legislative bodies, as well as local fire districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| S2097 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2425 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also provide rules for ranked choice voting tabul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7533 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION - Requires renovation projects of pre-1978 buildings to comply with provisions of chapter 24.6 of title 23 and chapter 21 of title 28, and require presence of lead inspector and supervisor and re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| H7400 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Finance Committee |
| H7195 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Establishes a one-year pilot outreach and tracking program at two public high and middle schools to address issues of asthma and attendance among students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Education Committee |
| H7289 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE - Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to establish a two (2) year pilot outreach and tracking program at two (2) public high schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Education Committee |
| S2130 | Pass | Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Line Baptist Church Of Foster, Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| H7550 | Intro
25% | THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - Authorizes the submission of proposals for several bonds to the people of the state at the general election to be held in November, 2024. These bonds relate to capital development and the "green economy."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Finance Committee |
| S2243 | Pass | Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Christian Action Center, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Effective without Governor's signature |
| S2155 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATEWIDE MUNICIPAL SOLAR PERMIT - Requires as part of the solar permit application an assessment on carbon-neutral, a solar permit would only be approved if it was carbon neutral based on the assessment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H7614 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
To House Education Committee |
| H7219 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS - Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2395 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Ensures that independent pharmacies are protected from pharmacy benefit discrimination toward non-affiliated pharmacies and helps protect consumers' ability to choose local, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7650 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES -- EXTREME TEMPERATURE EMPLOYEE PROTECTION - Directs employers to take certain actions to protect their employees who are exposed to extreme hot and cold temperatures and failure to implement or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Labor Committee |
| S2387 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Imposes requirements on a managed care organization (MCO) and pharmacy benefit manger (PBM) in order to control Medicaid prescription drug prices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2093 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT - Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2276 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS-THE CHARLOTTE A. VACCA ACT - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when construction/renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H7451 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7632 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULTS - Permits assaulted healthcare employee to have option of having home address, place of employment, voter roll information and any information related to any labor organization, impounded from public records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7626 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7370 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN - Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7824 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires DCYF to place a locked suggestion box in its facilities and create a digitally secured suggestion box into which residents may place comments and/or concerns to be ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7457 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES -- FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT - Eliminate all exceptions to the provision that all employees are to be paid weekly except for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, municipal governments, and no...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Labor Committee |
| H7790 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions/allows the employee to file a court action against employer for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Labor Committee |
| S2272 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CITY OF NEWPORT -- ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND SCOOTERS - Enables the Newport city council to enact ordinances related to the operation of e-bikes and e-scooters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| H7640 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Specifically adds healthcare employees to those persons eligible under the criminal injuries compensation statute if they are assaulted during the course of their employment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7448 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT - Amends provisions relative to confidentiality of health care communications and the process for requesting records and/or confidential health care infor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7643 | Intro
25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- HEALTHCARE SERVICE PROVIDER ABUSER REGISTRY -- HOLLY'S LAW - Requires the director of BHDDH to establish and maintain a registry of employees found to be in violation of and disciplin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| S2037 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT - State websites to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards by July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| S2423 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL ETHICS DEFENSE ACT - Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, healthcare institution, or healthcare payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service this violates their conscience.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7641 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE - Ensures investigation and initial hearings relating to complaints against physicians by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline would be "privileged" and not merely "conf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7622 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS - Requires the DOH and the EOHHS to collaborate with community health centers to establish new programs designed to attract federal funds, with a focus on the utilization of Teaching Health Center Graduate M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S2385 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- THIRD-PARTY HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY - Regulates pharmacy benefit managers' policies and practices through rules and regulations promulgated by the office of health insurance comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7362 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Establishes general caseload limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7799 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM - Allows a licensed health care provider, who is assaulted in the workplace, to use the address of the department of health as the person's substitute address for all purposes, including...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7823 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Requires the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to conduct periodic comprehensive needs assessments to determine whether the department’s programs and servi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H7580 | Intro
25% | CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES - Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Labor Committee |
