| H7577 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHIELD BILL - Enacts the Health Care Provider Shield Bill, precluding any individual from interfering with another's access to transgender health care services and reproductive health care services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Judiciary Committee |
| H7529 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BORN-ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT - Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Judiciary Committee |
| H8002 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To Day One, Rhode Island's Sexual Assault Coalition And Rape Crisis Center (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To Day One.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Finance Committee |
| H7907 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7905 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TUITION WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE - Establishes the tuition waiver program for children in Rhode Island foster care program. The purpose would be to increase the number of youths in foster care e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7895 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Codifies the Katie Beckett Program pursuant to federal guidelines. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7917 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7896 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - Increases the number of state child care licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) child care providers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7926 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Removes state-owned property from the exemption from local property taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7915 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICES AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Amends the definition of "domestic partner" for purposes of the retirement system -- contributions and benefits chapter. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7018 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Prohibits utility companies from limiting eligibility of net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed to be credited to consumer. Also amends definition of excess... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| 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] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7921 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW -- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING - Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and mo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance 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] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| H7913 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Modifies the current law to allow for approval of construction projects within school districts, rather than needing the project to be commenced by a certain date, permitting the municipality to take adv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04 To House Finance Committee |
| S2570 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Of The Legislative Power (proposes A State Constitutional Amendment That No Department Or Other Entity Created By The State Would Hav... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2558 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2656 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Increases the penalty for anyone found guilty of reckless driving while eluding police to a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and subject to a loss of license from 1 to 2 years and a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| H7854 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT - Provides eligibility for an additional forty dollars ($40.00) per month in food stamp benefits to certain qualifying persons or households eligible for food stamp benefits, commencing July 1, 2024. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To House Finance Committee |
| S2660 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FAIRNESS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS ACT - Categorizes women by their biological identity at birth rather than their gender identity for purpose of organized sports. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2668 | Intro 25% | GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- THE EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BUDGET EQUITY IMPACT ACT - Requires the Rhode Island general assembly to address its legislation with attention to equity and the impact its legislation will have on Rhode Island's diverse and vari... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2659 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Requires verification of applicant's date of birth and either a Rhode Island driver's license or state identification number with all mail ballot, mail ballot applications and emergency mail ballots. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2703 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN DESERVE HELP NOT HARM ACT -- MINOR'S GENDER TRANSITION - Prohibits gender transition procedures for all minors, uses of public funds for that purpose, discipline for health care providers for providing sam... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2603 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LABORATORIES - Allows direct to consumer laboratory testing. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2589 | Intro 25% | LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES - Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2024, utilizing funds from the general fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2582 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Authorizes reassessment of taxes on new construction from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or the date it is first used, whichever is the earlier. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2583 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that the city of Woonsocket not be required to accept additional residential properties subject to the alternative tax assessment due to its stock of affordable housing meeting the 10% housing... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2630 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2654 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| S2597 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2586 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RENTAL VEHICLE SURCHARGE - Increases surcharge amounts to the state, eliminates excise taxes and increases the surcharge remitted to the state for violators making false reports. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2573 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- HUMAN SERVICES FTE ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL - Directs the department of administration to establish a human services transparency FTE portal. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2549 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2612 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Requires that any insurance contract issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, that provides hospital, medical or surgical coverage shall provide coverage ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2596 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CAPITAL GAINS - Amends the capital gains tax rates and holding period from 5 years to 1 year. Imposes a non-owner occupied tax on homes assessed at more than $1,000,000. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2616 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VACCINATION, TESTING, AND MASK MANDATES PROHIBITION - Prohibits a private employer from mandating a COVID-19 vaccination upon any full-time, part-time, or contract employee without providing individual exemptions that allow an em... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2571 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Limits real estate tax assessments for low- and moderate-income housing units to the last current sales price within a 5 year period. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7058 | Engross 50% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES - Requires employers in the state with more than 50 employees to display a poster containing basic information on veterans' benefits and services be created and distributed by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| S2568 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Excludes all overtime earned by an individual from adjusted gross income for tax years 2025 and 2026 and defines overtime as payment of at least 1½ times the rate of regular pay for hours worked over the standard fo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7112 | Engross 50% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| H7858 | Intro 25% | HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Directs the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To House Finance Committee |
| S2562 | 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] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2554 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Phases out the local meals and beverage tax by January 1, 2028. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2565 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT - Provides the state's share of the basic program and approved expenditures would be paid to the city of East Providence in twelve (12) monthly installments. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2575 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX -- CHILD TAX CREDIT - Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| S2638 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percent... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2584 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation To Higher Ground International To Provide Support To Complete The Initial Phase Of Higher Ground International's New Headquarters (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To Higher Ground Internati... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| H7062 | Engross 50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| S2615 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM MANDATED INDEMNIFIED - LIABILITY-FREE) PRODUCTS ACT (Prohibits mandating indemnified products to consumers in certain circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| S2650 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, deve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |