| RI | H5289 | Pass | Authorizes the Providence board of licenses to exempt from the prohibition regarding proximity to schools and churches any proposed retailer Class B or Class BV license located at 225 Waterman Street, Providence tax assessment map.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5433 | Pass | Requires default notices to lessees of self-service storage facilities to be sent to the lessee’s last known address, and would require and advertisement of the sale of personal property to be published once on a publicly accessible website.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5602 | Pass | Enables all municipalities to offer tax amnesty for two (2) separate sixty (60) day periods during fiscal years 2024 or 2025 for the waiver of interest and penalties on overdue tangible tax payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5782 | Pass | Subjects to taxation real property owned by nonprofit institutions of higher education/nonprofit hospitals also amends charters issued by the general assembly to nonprofit institutions/hospitals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5562 | Pass | Provides additional earned time for good behavior or program participation or completion for prisoners not serving a life sentence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5758 | Pass | Requires that all vehicle model years prior to 2002 would not be required to be issued a title certificate until ownership is transferred or the current owner creates a security interest in the vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5127 | Pass | Directs the department of corrections to collect information from individuals entering its custody: sex, race, nativity (country of origin), religion, and level of education.
[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 | H5423 | Engross
50% | Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | H5667 | Engross
50% | Requires the council on elementary and secondary education to adopt standards which take into consideration the time and cost of transporting students across municipal boundaries and promotes maximum efficiency in other programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
To Senate Education 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 | H5466 | Pass | Requires administrator of Rhode Island veterans' home to possess a nursing home administrator license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5676 | Pass | Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H5282 | Engross
50% | Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H5503 | Engross
50% | Requires DMV to make, for persons with autism, a operator's license that is clearly marked "autism", decals that are clearly marked "autism" to be affixed to the vehicle, and blue envelopes that provide written information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5294 | Pass | Requires those vehicles traveling on any roadway or highway to move over to the left lane or slow down upon approaching a nonemergency vehicle that is stationary on the side of any roadway or highway.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H6511 | Intro
25% | Provides that the director of department of environment management shall by January 1, 2024 designate areas where operating recreational vehicles shall be permitted.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-10
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5032 | Engross
50% | Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-06
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H5038 | Intro
25% | Restores the cost of living allowance (COLA) to state employees, and/or their beneficiaries, who retired prior to July 1, 2012.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5394 | Intro
25% | Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5284 | Engross
50% | Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate Health and Human Services 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 | H5456 | Engross
50% | Adds the Providence Canteen vehicles to the authorized emergency vehicles equipped with a siren, whistle or bell.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5622 | Intro
25% | Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6394 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 6th Through May 12th As "national Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
House read and passed |
| RI | H6148 | Intro
25% | Creates an added 3% tax on taxable income in excess of $417,500 (in 2011 dollars)/ $557,000 (in 2023 dollars). Restricts the revenue generated by the tax to child care, education and infrastructure repairs and maintenance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6357 | Intro
25% | Creates Green Justice Zones to further Environmental Justice for traditionally underserved Rhode Islander communities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H6350 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Dr. Frank Pallotta On Receiving The 2023 Rhode Island School Superintendents Association "paul Crowley Award"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
House read and passed |
| RI | H5803 | Intro
25% | Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-27
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5389 | 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] | 2023-04-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5789 | Intro
25% | Requires the department of education and the DCYF to develop a procedure to ensure that the municipalities where group homes or other residential facilities are located are reimbursed for the educational expenses above the cost allocated.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6129 | Intro
25% | Establishes a new division of civil representation, within the office of the public defender that would provide legal representation to tenants in eviction proceedings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6232 | Intro
25% | Annually increases the rate of physicians’ reimbursement for each in-network health care service that are reimbursed below the average reimbursement rates set by Connecticut and Massachusetts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H6307 | Intro
25% | Directs the reversal of the decision to close the Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School, the Carl G. Lauro Elementary School and the Gilbert Stuart Middle School.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-21
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5603 | Intro
25% | Allows the host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education, to be used only for the host's public school district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-19
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5800 | Intro
25% | Exempts up to a maximum of $250,000 of tangible personal property of businesses from taxation. Provides reimbursement to cities, towns, fire districts from state revenues, for the amount of lost taxes resulting from the exemption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-19
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6235 | 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] | 2023-04-19
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5096 | Intro
25% | Changes the dates of the Revenue Estimating Conferences meeting to the last ten (10) days of April and the first ten (10) days of November of each year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5813 | Intro
25% | Extends the time for an inspection of a new motor vehicle from two (2) years to seven (7) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6280 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Maryellen Goodwin
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
House read and passed |
| RI | H5020 | Intro
25% | Provides a procedure for a Native American tribe to petition the state for recognition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5125 | Intro
25% | 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 both RIPTA and MBTA.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5021 | Intro
25% | Recognizes the Seaconke Wampanoag tribe as a Native American Indian tribe.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5442 | Intro
25% | Provides that any reports of investigations conducted by internal affair units or their equivalent are public records.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5613 | 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] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5969 | Intro
25% | Repeals sections of the Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation Act and acknowledge the Narragansett Indian Tribe as the sole aboriginal people sovereign to the territory of what is now known as Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5970 | Intro
25% | Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe members owning real estate, whether privately, commercially, in nonprofit corporations or in land trusts, from all real estate taxes imposed by the state or any municipality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5971 | Intro
25% | Exempts all Narragansett Indian Tribe homeowners from real estate taxes and real estate tax liens, imposed by the state or any municipality and declares the Tribe as the sole sovereign federally recognized Indian Tribe in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5110 | Intro
25% | Establishes Rhode Island First Step program requiring DOC to assist offenders with reintegration into society, counseling, medical care, education, early sentence termination or pre-release confinement for elderly and terminally ill offenders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5115 | Intro
25% | Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
