| RI | H6418 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Increasing The Use And Building The Infrastructure For Alternative Fuels (creates A 14 Member Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations For Viab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-12
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| RI | H6383 | Intro
25% | ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE - Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-10
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| RI | H6353 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PRIMARY CARE PRESERVATION ACT - Authorizes a physician practice to charge a practice support contribution; provided that, the amount does not exceed $120 per year, per patient, enrolled in a healthcare insurance plan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-06-05
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| RI | H6201 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD - Adds nuclear energy sources to the list of renewable energy resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
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| RI | H6203 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM - Repeals the Renewable Energy Growth Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
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| RI | H6202 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING -- LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY -- MORATORIUM - Places a moratorium on net metering contracts, subsidies for heat pumps and long-term contracts for the purchasing of solar or wind energy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
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| RI | H6361 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Requires a natural gas and electric utility company to read the meters of all ratepayers on a quarterly basis. The utility would be required to provide a formula, used to create e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
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| RI | H6204 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIER - Repeals the energy efficiency charge.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-29
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| RI | H6344 | Intro
25% | CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT - Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-16
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| RI | H6345 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS - Prohibits force-feeding to create a force-fed poultry product or the hiring of another to engage in force-feeding of a poultry product. Violations would be subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-16
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| RI | H6270 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT - Prohibits the sale of beverages and drink mix powders containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC in RI, unless such products are authorized and regulated under the state’s cannabis laws, and maintains regu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-15
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| RI | S0084 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-14
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| RI | S0085 | 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] | 2025-05-14
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| RI | S0083 | Engross
50% | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS - Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates less than six (6) loans in twelve (12) consecutive months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
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| RI | H6316 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION-NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS - Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an int...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
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| RI | S0172 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
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| RI | H6282 | 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] | 2025-04-30
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| RI | H5556 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
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| RI | H6155 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Prohibits dental insurers from refusing to honor directions to pay from insured, modifying benefits to be paid. Requires providers to accept payment by virtual credit card as unfair claims practic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
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| RI | H6055 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
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| RI | H5555 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE - Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care shou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
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| RI | H6243 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATORY SANDBOX ACT - Establishes the biotechnology regulatory sandbox program within the department of business regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
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| RI | H6240 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS-DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS - Allows for the expansion of limited registrations of dentists and dental hygienists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-17
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| RI | H5546 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DRIVER NATIONAL CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK - Provides a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
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| RI | H5829 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT - Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
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| RI | H5589 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Prohibits a person under the age of sixteen (16) from being in a rideshare vehicle such as Uber or Lyft alone.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
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| RI | H6056 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEMP THC-INFUSED BEVERAGES ACT - Authorizes the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
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| RI | H6085 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Allows preferred sites to be developed without being subject to the cap or rate reduction in the net metering statute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5816 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT - Mandates state and electric distribution companies develop proposals and encourage off shore wind power development and give priority in those projects to providing employment an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5579 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires the public utilities commission to produce a report each January containing an analysis of the electric grid and its ability to supply the electricity needs to power cars, buildi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5819 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NET METERING - Changes the excess renewable net-metering credit to a wholesale rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5573 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT - Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5576 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- UTILITY THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT - Establishes thermal energy networks network infrastructure by any public utility company that provides electric/natural gas distribution to maximize cost-effective investm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5583 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits the development of utility scale solar energy projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5820 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD - Amends the obligation of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island and use customers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5105 | 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] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5574 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - Requires the owner of a utility pole to remove the old pole within 30 days of installation of new pole.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5578 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION - Prohibits public utilities from raising the cost for access to the internet for senior citizens.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
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| RI | H5104 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Forbids a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier from considering the zip code of where an insured lives for purposes of calculating their policy premium.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5416 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5333 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE-CASUALTY INSURANCE GENERALLY-LIMITATIONS ON POLICY CANCELLATIONS AND RENEWALS - Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy more that 20%. Also caps rate increases for policy holde...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H6054 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- MOTOR VEHICLE APPRAISAL - Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5572 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Defines a “consumer accessible fair market value” for a vehicle valuation figure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H6053 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Makes it an unfair claims practice for insurer to designate a motor vehicle a total loss if the cost to repair motor vehicle to its pre-accident condition is less than 85% of the fair market value...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5812 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE - Requires that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5568 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT - Includes members of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce in the exclusion of premium rates for the Rhode Island Builders’ Association.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H6032 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE - Requires at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5419 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN VETERAN EMPOWERMENT ACT - "SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H6079 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- LIABILITY INSURANCE -- RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE - Restricts private vehicle property damage insurance coverage for a rental passenger vehicle, to the named insured and drivers listed on that private policy, unless the designated driver is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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| RI | H5590 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS - Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as upd...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-25
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