| RI | H5569 | Pass | Allows persons who are on parole, a suspended sentence or on probation to serve on juries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5174 | Pass | Provides a definition of the recognizable high tide line for the public's rights and privileges of the shore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5435 | Pass | Requires the state crime laboratory to conduct an audit of DNA samples in the DNA databank to ascertain the rate of compliance with DNA recording requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5853 | Pass | Defines core forest and preferred sites for the purposes of solar development, and adds commercial and industrial customers, and expands the Renewable Energy Growth program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6081 | Pass | Provides amendments relative to low- and moderate-income housing and modifies and clarifies the procedure for review of applications to build such housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5195 | Pass | Allows anyone who rendered services as a correction officer to receive pension credit for service as a state or municipal employee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5502 | Pass | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Protect Our Environment And Natural Resources From Plastic Bottle Waste (creates A 16 Member Joint Commission To Study And Provide Recommendation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6293 | Pass | Amends the utility base rate statute to make clean transportation, clean heating, and energy storage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5185 | Pass | Requires police officers commission on standards and training to provide training and instructions for officers and trainees to more accurately identify complaints involving persons with cognitive or communication-related disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5966 | Pass | Creates appointment of executive director of coastal resources management as an employee and respected staff of coastal resource management to coordinate with DEM and division leaders to plan management of coastal resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5438 | Pass | Permits a signed release to be transmitted to the party responsible for paying the settlement or their attorney by electronic means.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6239 | Pass | Requires landlords to register certain identifying information on a statewide registry and for pre-1978 properties, provide a valid certificate of conformance with the lead hazard mitigation act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6491 | Pass | Increases the maximum amount maintained in a prisoners account from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to two thousand dollars ($2,000), with said funds to be turned over to the prisoner at the time of their release from incarceration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6455 | Pass | $200,000,000) IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLETIC FACILITY, AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5055 | Pass | Allows individuals, who have not reached the age of eighteen (18) years, to vote in a primary election, as long as the voter will be eighteen (18), as of the date of the general or special election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5428 | Pass | Mandates a patient shall not be denied appropriate care on the basis of age/sex/gender identity/sexual orientation, race/color/marital status/familial status/disability/religion/national origin/source of income/source of payment or profession.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6309 | Pass | Changes the primary date for the election of delegates to national conventions and for presidential preference from the fourth Tuesday in April to April 2, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5033 | Engross
50% | 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 renewable net-metering credit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H5490 | Engross
50% | Requires public meetings related to utility rates increases be conducted Monday-Thursday after 5:30 pm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H5443 | Engross
50% | Requires returns of a marriage certificate to be filed within two (2) business days after the ceremony, and validates the common practice of filing the return by mail.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | H6404 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Barrington to issue not more than $250,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the construction, improvement, renovation, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public schools and school facilities in the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5233 | Engross
50% | Renames bridges 00201, 17801 and 17601 in South Kingstown after 3 Medal of Honor recipients, to wit, Sgt. William G. Fournier, Sgt. William J. Babcock, Cpl. David B. Champagne, respectively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | H6198 | Engross
50% | Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5779 | Engross
50% | Requires the executive director of the coastal resources management council to hire a hearing officer if the position is vacant for more than sixty (60) days after the effective date of this act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H6385 | Pass | Repeals a section of the general laws that restricts the ability of the town of Warren to enact an ordinance in order to adopt the more favorable tax classification provisions of § 44-5-11.8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6422 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Legislative Study Commission To Evaluate And Provide Recommendations On Mandated Safety Protocols For Rhode Island Schools (creates A 21 Member Commission To Evaluate And Provide Recommendations On Mandated Safety Protocol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
House read and passed |
| RI | H5889 | Intro
25% | Revises CCPRA regarding continued traffic stop data/analysis/reporting by transferring those duties to the office of highway safety effective January 1, 2024, with creation of 12 member advisory committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5222 | Engross
50% | Provides that in the event of the death of an educator or a student, a local educational agency be given up to five (5) days after the death to implement a flexible school schedule for teachers and students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | H5276 | Engross
50% | Providers of a club, facility, or services to a consumer must stop automatic deductions from the consumer’s account or credit card within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the consumer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H6082 | Engross
50% | Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H6438 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Anna Friedman Prager, Holocaust Survivor And Civic Leader
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
House read and passed |
| RI | H6440 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May Of 2023, To Be “jewish American Heritage Month” In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-25
House read and passed |
| RI | H5006 | Pass | Provides for abortion coverage in the Medicaid program and repeal the abortion coverage exclusion for state employee insurance plans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6184 | Pass | Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Warren, adopted and approved on November 8, 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6002 | Intro
25% | Mandates the RITBA to design a safety barrier or netting system on the Mount Hope Bridge, the Claiborne Pell Bridge, and the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge by January 1, 2024, with construction commencing no later than June 30, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5459 | Engross
50% | Includes the general assembly elections within the category of elections subject to the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5224 | Pass | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations Pertaining To Services And Coordination Of State Programs Relating To Older Adult Rhode Islanders (creates A 16 Member Commission To Study And Provide Rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H5471 | Intro
25% | Bans state purchases of plastic bottles, bags and polystyrene. It would also require state funds to be used to lease or purchase alternative fueled vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6022 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $275,000 To The Rhode Island Department Of Environmental Management (dem) To Purchase Counters, And Maintain, Collect, And Analyze Year-round Data On Bike Path Usage Throughout The State (this Resolution Wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5629 | Intro
25% | Allows a state income tax credit of the lesser of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) or forty percent (40%) of Medicaid earnings where a medical provider accepts Medicaid payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-09
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H5400 | Intro
25% | Requires state human services providers to pay employees $ 25 per hour and schedule for incremental raises for existing employees annually adjusted for inflation. eff 7/1/24
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-04
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5633 | Intro
25% | Adjusts the state's monthly share of Supplemental Security Income to equal the federal Supplemental Security Income benefit in January of that calendar year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5639 | Intro
25% | Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6353 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating May Of 2023, As "brain Cancer And Tumor Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
House read and passed |
| RI | H5313 | Intro
25% | Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5388 | Intro
25% | Requires fiscal notes regarding legislation creating a new crime or increasing period of incarceration or modifying sentences.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5640 | Intro
25% | Increases the amount forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services from court filing fees for the entry of every petition, complaint or action in district, superior and family court.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6208 | Intro
25% | Removes the required one hundred fifty dollar ($150) reinstatement fee after a license revocation or suspension as well as the three hundred fifty dollar ($350) fee for certain driving under the influence traffic violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5472 | Intro
25% | Increases the state’s regionalization bonus for regional school districts to six percent (6%) annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6223 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Annually Prepare A Written Report Or Annually Include And Update Information On The Ride Website Regarding School Funding For Each School Di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
To House Finance Committee |
