| H8190 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- ATTENDANCE FOR SUCCESS ACT - Establishes the "Attendance for Success Act" which focuses on student attendance in schools, with an emphasis on chronically absent students. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Education Committee |
| S2129 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Permits Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger or commercial vehicles upon the satisfaction of the required criteria relative to the number of plates ordered. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H8096 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM -- PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION - Eliminates waiting periods for acceptance response for successful candidates, requires that all qualified candidates names be sent to the hiring agency, mandates given DHS so... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Labor Committee |
| H8218 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates health insurance coverage to include transportation for emergency services by ambulance or rescue. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| H8144 | Intro 25% | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expirations Dates And Amending The Membership, Findings, And Purpose Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations Pertaining To Services And Coordination Of State Programs Rel... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| H7187 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Exempts any individual who is aging out of foster care from the payment of any fee associated with the issuance of a operator's license as well as driver's education class fees. The fe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| H7595 | Intro 25% | MILITARY AFFAIRS -- NATIONAL GUARD - Raises the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| H7925 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS - Creates a tax credit for family caregivers in an amount up to $5,000 for eligible family members and $6,000 for veterans based on 50% of the amount of eligible expenditures spent on eligible family membe... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| S2148 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO - 2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 8] To Senate Education Committee |
| H8097 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the nonprofit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| H8149 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION - 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, for state and munic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| H8224 | Intro 25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| S2693 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS - Includes "Kei cars" or "Kei trucks" as having restricted public highway use and those vehicles validly registered as of August 1, 2021, would not be denied renewal of that registra... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H8005 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $60,000 To The Rhode Island Fire Academy (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $60,000 To The Rhode Island Fire Academy For Training To Extinguish Small To Large Lithium Battery F... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| H7032 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS - Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| S3033 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Imposes an additional local hotel tax in the city of Newport, at a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) to be retained and used for its public infrastructure and resiliency purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7951 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on la... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| H8048 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM - Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority which would allow eligible individual to discharge student loan debt. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| S2600 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2953 | Intro 25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- COMMERCIAL FISHERIES - Creates commercial dock space for businesses subject to being reviewed by the DEM. Would also include commercial fishers to be eligible for a grant program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 8] To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| H7337 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| H8049 | Intro 25% | This act serves as the enabling act required by § 16-7-44 of the general laws in order for the principal and interest on bonds issued in support of school housing projects to be eligible for state housing aid reimbursement. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| H8099 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 8] To House Finance Committee |
| S2625 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS - Relocates the chapter relating to licensing of massage therapists from the health and safety title to the businesses and professions title with multiple amendments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| H7124 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE ESSENTIAL ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state's child care subsidy program and the rates paid to child care providers serving familie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| H7385 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - This act would amend the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation special plate law to include an annual ten-dollar (10.00) surcharge for plate renewals. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| H7427 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- EXCAVATION NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES - Amends the provision of notice to be provided for the release of any hazardous gas or liquid as determined by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admini... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Proposed Substitute |
| S2293 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RENEWABLE READY PROGRAM - Establishes the renewable ready program and fund to promotes the responsible siting/development of renewable energy generating resources in locations where it would be an ancillary beneficial ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 8] To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| S3010 | Intro 25% | THE NORTH PROVIDENCE CHARTER -- THE SALVATORE MANCINI CENTER ON AGING - Amends the charter of the Town of North Providence to create a new department entitled the "Salvatore Mancini Center on Aging." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| S2329 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE CREDITS - Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and who qualifies as veterans to purchase retirement service credits. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Finance Committee |
| H8050 | Intro 25% | Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $400,000,000 general obligation bonds & notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools throughout the c... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| S2986 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Increases the real property exemptions of veterans and the elderly residing in the Town of West Warwick. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/07/2024) |
| S2181 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT - Repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset provision of the interstate medical licensure act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| S2422 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN - Amends the statute punishing child pornography by replacing the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material." [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2322 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- LIFE ESTATE - Entitles holders of a life estate to real property to use any veteran's tax exemptions available to them. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2764 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments and includes the right to clean and sanitary conditions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2834 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2843 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION ACT - Establishes guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of high quality public prekindergarten education programs in the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 8] To Senate Education Committee |
| H7904 | Intro 25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- SUPPORT OF CHILDREN - Repeals the law requiring a parent to pay support and maintenance to agencies having custody of their child [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| H7123 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| H7852 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT - Provides for an annual increase of supplemental income for individuals and couples living alone, in accordance with the consumer price index for urban consumers over the average for the previous calendar year... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Finance Committee |
| H8155 | Intro 25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS - Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It also makes the statute regarding name change gender neutr... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Judiciary Committee |
| H8219 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY INTERSTATE COMPACT - Adopts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact and would establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Path... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| S2694 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| H7916 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Finance Committee |
| S2188 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| H7832 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION - Allows the sexual offender board of review to use, in addition to applicable validated risk assessment tools, a structured professional judgment approach to determine the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7865 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Provides that the "meetings" requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982 and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 Placed on House Calendar (05/09/2024) |
| S2781 | Intro 25% | THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE - Provides amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code for emerging technologies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-03 [Hearing: May 9] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2810 | Intro 25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- DEER HUNTING - Modifies reporting requirements regarding collisions between vehicles and wildlife where the vehicle has been substantially damaged. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2024) |