| RI | S2682 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment of a property damage benefit constitutes an unfair claims practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2681 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment on a property damage benefit would constitute an unfair claims practice. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2297 | Intro 25% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- FURBEARING ANIMALS - Deletes subsection (b) of this section which lists the furbearing mammals in the state and requires DEM to promulgate by rule, a list of "furbearers" for this chapter. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2478 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT - Requires employer provide employee with written quota descriptions/number of task/item production along with potential adverse employment action for failure to meet quotas/ provides emplo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2465 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS STAFFING - Establishes parameters for staffing of correctional officers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2485 | Intro 25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows holders of a Class P license to purchase alcoholic beverages from either a retail or wholesale establishment in the State of Rhode Island. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2476 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ARBITRATION - Expands the definition of correctional officer, to include any bargaining unit, in which correctional officers constitute a majority of the bargaining unit's membership. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2695 | Intro 25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Allows for the holder of a manufacturer's license to be able to sell one one-sixth (1/6) barrel key of malt beverage, produced on the premises, per day. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2103 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Provides the review and appeal process for individuals applying for a permit or license to carry a handgun with the licensing authority or attorney general. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2111 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION - Provides for a cause of action against an individual or entity that prohibits the possession of firearms on real property, except residences, by an individual that is authorized ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2313 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification up to $50,000 of taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2278 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT - Prohibits the charging of any fees to a senior citizen who is 65 years of age or older for a hard-copy paper bill, invoice or statement. The violation of this provisio... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2451 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits any city or town or licensing authority from charging more than forty dollars ($40.00) for any license or permit to carry a concealed weapon. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2489 | Intro 25% | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- LENDERS AND LOAN BROKERS - Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates six (6) loans or less in twelve (12) consecutive months. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2446 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Defines "crime gun" and requires law enforcement to submit crime gun or 2 fired cartridge cases seized to state crime laboratory or the BATF for testing and tracing and also requires 2 test-fired cartridge cases to be e... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2685 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- CASUALTY INSURANCE RATING - Prohibits an insurance carrier from assessing a premium surcharge against an insured for making an inquiry regarding the terms of their policy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2676 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Increases sentences for carrying a firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm and requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2658 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2593 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX - Refunds to corporations with annual gross income of less than $400 the difference between the gross annual income and the $400 minimum tax imposed with the amount refunded capped at $400. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2620 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Protects and continues health insurance coverage for the dependent of an employee who wishes to change their health insurance coverage to Medicare or are currently on Medicare. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2752 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM - Establishes and fund an affordable housing pilot program at reduced rents to be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of three million dollars ($3... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2738 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TERMINATION OF SERVICE TO PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED, SERIOUSLY ILL, OR IN ARREARS OF PAYMENT - Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2764 | Intro 25% | PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments and includes the right to clean and sanitary conditions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2768 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN -- VLOGS - Establishes a statutory framework designed to protect minors who are engaging in the business of vloging on social media and the Internet. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2774 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Requires automatic expungement of records and records of conviction, if the conviction was for a non-violent misdemeanor, 5 years after completion of the sentence. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2750 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2097 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2456 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS - Prohibits synthetic media within ninety (90) days of an election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2458 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - 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] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2418 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS - Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2728 | Pass | Senate Resolution Celebrating March Of 2024, As "arts In The Schools Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 Senate read and passed |
| RI | S2129 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Permits Dyslexia Advocacy Rhode Island plates to be issued for passenger or commercial vehicles upon the satisfaction of the required criteria relative to the number of plates ordered. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2484 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Authorizes the division of motor vehicles to issue special license plates in recognition of The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2273 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the con... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2276 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS-THE CHARLOTTE A. VACCA ACT - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when construction/renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2589 | Intro 25% | LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES - Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2024, utilizing funds from the general fun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2630 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2571 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Limits real estate tax assessments for low- and moderate-income housing units to the last current sales price within a 5 year period. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2666 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Requires that any person convicted of a charge of DUI or refusal, have an ignition interlock before being eligible for license reinstatement. Also permits a first-time offender to have charges dism... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2641 | Intro 25% | HIGHWAYS -- QUALIFIED ABANDONMENT OF TOWN ROADS - Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to a walking/hiking/biking trail as well as for access to parks, natur... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2590 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Establishes a statewide limit of twelve percent (12%) per year on interest charged by cities and towns on delinquent taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2687 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT CLERKS' INCENTIVE PAY - Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks who meet the eligibility requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2665 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION - Provides that two (2) or more individuals associated to accomplish an act or acts which constitute shoplifting, could be deemed "racketeer influenced and corrupt organi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2664 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- TRESPASS AND VANDALISM - Changes the community service requirements of a sentence related to the violation of § 11-44-21.1 relating to defacing private residences, offices, businesses or commercial property. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2585 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,380,000 To The Rhode Island State Police For The Operation Of A State Police Recruit Training Academy (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,380,000 To The Rhode Island State... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2562 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS - Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2650 | Intro 25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, deve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2034 | Pass | THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS-BILL REYNOLDS MEDIA WORK ROOM - Designates the media room at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as the "Bill Reynolds Media Work Roo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-16 Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2174 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS - Establishes the procedures and requirements for the licensing of youth camps. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2495 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Harold L. Trafford, Jr. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15 Senate read and passed |