| RI | S0129 | Intro
25% | Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2023) |
| RI | S0145 | Engross
50% | Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0423 | Engross
50% | Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | S0171 | Engross
50% | Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S0660 | Engross
50% | Provides that certain public works renovation projects that include glazing work would have that work performed by North American contractor certification certified companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S0135 | Intro
25% | Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0374 | Intro
25% | Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0628 | Intro
25% | Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0747 | Enroll
75% | Amends the contents of what is to be displayed on a motor vehicle registration plate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
Transmitted to Governor |
| RI | S1013 | Intro
25% | Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0510 | Engross
50% | Clarifies that premium received on the sale of bonds or notes shall be used for project costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0565 | Engross
50% | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0070 | Intro
25% | Provides that scholarships received directly from the College Crusade Scholarship Program would not be considered financial aid pursuant to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0223 | Intro
25% | Allows anyone who rendered services as a correction officer to receive pension credit for service as a state or municipal employee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2023) |
| RI | S0390 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0365 | Intro
25% | Increases the amount of time of notice a residential landlord must give to a tenant prior to any rent increase.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0601 | Intro
25% | Allows the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the special election to be available to hold the special primary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2023) |
| RI | S0812 | Intro
25% | Allows persons who are on parole, a suspended sentence or on probation to serve on juries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2023) |
| RI | S0893 | Intro
25% | Ensures that communications between court appointed interpreters and limited-English-proficient individuals involved in legal proceedings in the courts are confidential.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2023) |
| RI | S0907 | Intro
25% | Transfers jurisdiction of child endangerment offenses from the family court to the superior court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2023) |
| RI | S1086 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming Tuesday, May 30, 2023, As "cox Charities Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0444 | Engross
50% | Establishes June 19th as a state holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-26
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | S0801 | Intro
25% | Amends the zoning enabling statute to provide for the allowance of redeveloping more minimum housing options as permitted uses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0990 | Intro
25% | Requires utilities to follow STIP project schedules. Requires permits for non-road repairs. Prohibits expenses and penalties to be paid with rate payer increases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S1067 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Bryan K. Wilson
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0063 | Engross
50% | Establishes the RI ombud for special education who ensures school districts throughout the state meet the minimum standards required to comply with the individualized education programs for students with disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-24
To House Education Committee |
| RI | S0072 | Engross
50% | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-24
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | S0766 | Intro
25% | Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student’s academic credits and grades or diploma or degr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0977 | Intro
25% | Increases the number of 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] | 2023-05-24
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0368 | Intro
25% | Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0811 | Intro
25% | Creates an officer discipline board and provides law enforcement personal to comply with this act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S1049 | Intro
25% | Requires police training on recognizing the possible existence of mental health disorders and substance use disorders and requires certified crisis intervention team training for all officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S1060 | Intro
25% | Amends the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights providing greater accountability in the disciplinary process, the chief of police authority to impose discipline after the finding of a violation, appellate rights to the accused officer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S1059 | Intro
25% | Amends the law enforcement officers' bill of rights to provide greater accountability in the disciplinary process over law enforcement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0107 | Engross
50% | Mandates all insurance contracts/plans/policies provide coverage for the expense of diagnosing/treating infertility for women between the ages of 25 and 42 including preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0377 | Intro
25% | Permits a parent or caretaker relative of a family applying for child care assistance to qualify for child care assistance without first establishing paternity, or enforcing child support and medical support orders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0735 | Intro
25% | Extends the time for payment of toll violations from fourteen (14) days to thirty (30) days from the issuance of the violation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0800 | Intro
25% | Establishes transit-oriented housing development program to create a transit-oriented development district for development of housing funded by an annual tax on passenger vehicles registered in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S0896 | Intro
25% | Amends the jury list and jury qualification statutes to add individuals receiving public assistance benefits to the list of individuals sent to the state's jury commissioner on a yearly basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0144 | Intro
25% | Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to 20% and of that, require a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and that a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S0071 | Engross
50% | Requires free breakfast and lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0068 | Engross
50% | Requires free lunches to be provided for all elementary and secondary students attending public schools, to the extent state and federal funds are available.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0069 | Intro
25% | Provides local education agencies (LEAs) hiring site-based specialists for reading and math to receive state reimbursement based on enrollment and specific guidelines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0659 | Intro
25% | Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S0485 | Intro
25% | Requires transition planning for high school students with disabilities, who have a "504" plan, like the transition planning required for high school students with disabilities, who have an individualized education program (IEP).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0486 | Intro
25% | Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support/assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0371 | Intro
25% | Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0817 | Intro
25% | Makes all sexual abuse or exploitation of a child causes of action not subject to statute of limitations whether lapsed or time-barred.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S1024 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2023, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0987 | Intro
25% | Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool/school vacation/summer learning/workforce development programs for students grades PK-12, requires annual report to general assembly and the governor on status/progress of the pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate Finance Committee |
