| RI | H7445 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Adds a new section which sets forth conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation/drug therapies, programs approved by the state board of pharmacy. The cessation therapies would be covered by all... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7051 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits the operation of an outdoor gun range within one mile or closer of any kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7136 | 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] | 2024-02-27 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7100 | 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] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7164 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7170 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Prohibits any employer from denying any person employment based on a prior criminal conviction and prohibits state from disqualifying any person from any occupation for which a lice... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7160 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PRICE GOUGING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROHIBITED - Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7311 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Provides that imposition of a fine, or sentences of probation or a suspended sentence, absent a period of incarceration, are not convictions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7314 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - Prohibits the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil suit and for contempt of court. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7452 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Repeals provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders and repeals the crime of loitering for prostitution. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7526 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Mandates that the clerk of the district court automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of the rules of criminal procedure fo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7524 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE - Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as requ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7142 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PATIENT BROKERING ACT - Prohibits the practice of patient brokering and would provide monetary penalties and enforcement by the office of the attorney general. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7458 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES - Fair employment practices to include individuals appointed, contract for hire of apprenticeships. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7153 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7198 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Repeals the law enforcement officers' bill of rights, chapter 42-28.6 of the general laws, in its entirety. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7310 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY -- POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 - Mandates police disclosure reason for stop. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7312 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING - Expands the authority of the police officers commission on standards and training. It makes it applicable to the city of Providence. It creates and maintains a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-08 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7549 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public. Effective 1/1/2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-07 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7070 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT - 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 s... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7034 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Increases the hourly wages paid to prisoners, for work performed by prisoners, with the consent of the director of corrections. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7047 | Intro 25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Amends the current law on controlled substances to permit a person to be in possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin and permits psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person's resid... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7173 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS - Prevents employers from discriminating against an employee because the employee has exercised a right and worker's compensation benefits. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7176 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Creates a commission to establish homeless shelter standards through regulations. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7155 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING - Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a devel... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7175 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMERGENCY SHELTERS - Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging of fees to the residents. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7147 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-31 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7139 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- CONTROL OF HIGH PRESCRIPTION COSTS -- REGULATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS - Regulates PBMs policies and practices relating to accurate costs and pricing reporting, restricts discriminatory practices and establishes consumer protectio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7152 | Intro 25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACT - Requires that all cosmetics manufactured, sold, delivered, held or offered for sale contain a label that completely and accurately lists all of their component ingredients. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7265 | Intro 25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - Amends the licensing statute to allow a graduate of a board approved physical therapy school to be reinstated upon a failed examination upon the filing and registering for a second examination. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7157 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT - Establishes a statewide broadband community outreach coordinator to assist state residents interested in learning more and/or applying for the federal Affordable Connectivity ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7158 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - Requires DOA provide inventory of all state agencies using artificial intelligence (AI); establishes a permanent commission to monitor the use of AI in state government and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7144 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- COVID-19 PANDEMIC INSURANCE RECOVERY ACT - Allows businesses that had an insurance policy in place for business interruption as of March 9, 2020 or thereafter to recover from their insurance companies for a COVID-19 business impact. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7146 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7145 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS - Requires school committees to provide transportation for any student who resides two (2) or more miles from school. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24 To House Education Committee |
| RI | H7179 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LOBBYING REFORM ACT - Prohibits lobbyists from making any political contributions to any member of the general assembly from January 1 through July 1 in any year, unless the general assembly adjourns f... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7183 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Four Year Terms And Term Limits For Representatives And Senators (proposes An Amendment To The State Constitution, Article ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7185 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- REVENUE ESTIMATING CONFERENCES - Changes the timeframe of the Revenue Estimating Conferences meeting to within the last ten (10) days of April and the first ten (10) days of November of each year. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7028 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- HEALTH CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS ACT - Increases the income limits for disabled individuals to one hundred eighty percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for medical assistance coverage. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-05 To House Finance Committee |