| RI | S2819 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF NURSING SERVICE AGENCIES - Removes the exemption from licensure for certain nursing service agencies accredited by the joint commission. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2962 | 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] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2961 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts battery energy storage system equipment, solar thermal collectors for commercial applications and solar storage tanks that are part of a commercial solar hot water system from the... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2958 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $180,000 For The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee And Its Three Conservation Districts (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $180,000 To The Ri State Conservation Committ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | 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] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2969 | 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] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2442 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS - Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2683 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Defines "public official" to include school personnel for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2771 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION - Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2941 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Establishes an agricultural restricted receipt account within the department of environmental management. An advisory committee would be established to determine suggested uses ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2691 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Authorizes and funds the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate who may be living to be hung in the state house. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2689 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Allows employee injured by willful misconduct of employer to receive double the remedy for their injuries. If an employer does not have workers' comp insurance, and is not cla... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2900 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EXTREME TEMPERATURE WORKER PROTECTION ACT - Directs employers to take certain actions to protect their employees who are exposed to extreme hot and cold temperatures. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2085 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars to two thousand dollars, per ear, every three years for all people regardless of age. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2193 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS - Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases or individual counts of a criminal complaint or indictment, upon request of the defendant and serve it upon bureau of crimi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2227 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Redefines misdemeanors for expungement purposes and make prior felonies, subsequently reclassified as misdemeanors, eligible for expungement pursuant to sections 12-1.3-2 and 12-1.3-3. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2228 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SECOND LOOK SENTENCING ACT - Establishes the second look act and would permit incarcerated individuals to petition the sentencing court to consider a motion to reduce a sentence after the defendant has served at least ten (10) y... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2454 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2374 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership Council Of Ri (sumhlc) (this Resolution Would Authorize An Appropriation Of The Sum Of $250,000 To The Substance Use And Mental Health Leadership C... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 Committee continued |
| RI | S2677 | 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] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2736 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY - Provides that no train or light engine would be used in connection with the movement of freight could be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons, would also in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2799 | 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] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2826 | 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] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2944 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2014 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT - Repeals health services council and expands the health services and amends several provisions relative to the review process of the hospital conversion act pertaining to maintenance of services and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2077 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS - Amends the law on nursing home minimum staffing requirements in order that any penalty incurred in calendar years 2022 and 2023 would be abated. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2105 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND DATA PRIVACY ACT - Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, exc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2045 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2232 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST - College security may detain criminal offenders. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2831 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2827 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Reduces the required number of members present to constitute a quorum from three (3) to two (2) members. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2828 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Allows law enforcement to utilize mufflers, silencers, or other devices for deadening or muffling the sound of a firearm while acting within the scope of their official duties under the supervision of the police chief o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2830 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS - Dictates the length a search warrant involving a tracking device would be valid and provide a process to extend the time frame of the tracking device for good cause. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2125 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2128 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2146 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT - Requires all school districts to designate an athletic trainer to be available for high school athletic practices and games. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2307 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LITTER CONTROL AND RECYCLING - Changes the fine for any person convicted of a first violation of this chapter from $85 to $200, and increases the period of time that the violator may be ordered to pick up litter. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2412 | Intro 25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- DAM PERMITS - Renames 46-19.1, allows existing docks on ponds with 1400 normal storage feet of water per DEM, allows property owner to commence work on property without pond owner authorization. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2474 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HOISTING ENGINEERS - Amends the examination requirements for a hoisting engineers license. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2696 | Intro 25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE - Directs the governor to select a day and annually order the lowering of flags to half-mast on any state buildings to honor the passing of first responders. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2701 | Intro 25% | HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS - Amends the "work on holidays and Sundays" statute to include Washington's Birthday in the definition of holidays for the purpose of this statute. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2112 | Intro 25% | PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2118 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION - Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 5 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and we... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2211 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - Only protective orders issued against adults are to be transmitted to A.G.'s B.C.I. for inclusion in the R.O.N.C.O. system. Protective orders against juveniles will be accessible to law enforceme... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2213 | Intro 25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Allows for child support payments when a child is domiciled in the home of the custodial parent and principally dependent on parent until the child is 21, or 23 if child is enrolled in an educational pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2457 | Intro 25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime while... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2825 | Intro 25% | DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Permits state child support agencies to bring actions under the child support statute on behalf of a noncustodial parent who is incarcerated and unable to pay child support. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2909 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- CONDITIONAL ESCHEAT OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN COURT REGISTRIES - Updates the process by which the Supreme Court reports, holds, and escheats unclaimed property in the court registries. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2905 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Allows retired state employees who worked as certified or qualified court interpreter to be employed or re-employed for a limited period of time in a given year to pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | 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] | 2024-03-22 To Senate Judiciary Committee |