| RI | H7468 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Exempts the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc. from payment of certain vehicles registration fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-14
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7567 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT - Provides that effective July 1, 2025, any attorney who self-certifies that they have successfully completed a specialized domestic violence prosecution training course shall have the authorit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-14
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7948 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Provides amendments to the requirements of the inclusionary zoning law for affordable housing development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-14
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7980 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES - Makes several amendments relative to manufactured homes, including adding a definition for manufactured home and a provision allowing for certain manufactured homes to be considered a single...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-14
House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | H7978 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-14
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7231 | Engross
50% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT - Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | H7283 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- PRODUCER LICENSING ACT - Amends provisions re insurance producer appointments and clarifies language re insurance claims adjusters. Amends the RI life & health guarantee assoc act. Adds insurance data security and pet insurance acts and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7281 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- EXAMINATIONS - Amends the statutory provisions regarding domestic and foreign insurers and insurer examinations to provide provisions with regard to cybersecurity events involving Rhode Island consumers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7507 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7618 | Engross
50% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FORESTRY AND FOREST PARITY ACT - Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles" also provides that forest product operations are permitted uses within all zoning districts of a municipality except where p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
House read and passed |
| RI | H7787 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence |
| RI | H7927 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- TAXATION OF BANKS - Provides banks with an election to use the allocation and apportionment method of income for purposes of taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H8180 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS - Clarifies that all costs of goods used and services performed in Rhode Island shall qualify as state-certified production costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-13
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H7426 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- SOLAR DECOMMISSIONING PLANS - Requires that developers of ground-mounted solar systems submit a plan for decommissioning to be held on file by the municipality and requires DEM, with the office of energy resources, ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H8077 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY - Requires a public ambulance service or state-chartered fire district, upon dissolution, to dispose of its property only after first offering the property to the municipality where pub...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H7578 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Allows members of the Rhode Island judiciary and their staff to be issued a driver's license that contains the applicant's official business address in lieu of a residence address.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence |
| RI | H8009 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACT - Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-11
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | H8116 | Engross
50% | CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT - Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-10
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7069 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Requires one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the mayor of the city of Warwick.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7383 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Increases the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) with respect to municipal taxes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | H7609 | Engross
50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides protection and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7758 | Engross
50% | PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7834 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY - Amends the penalty for violating the provisions of the personal watercraft safety act from a misdemeanor to a violation and reduce the fine from five hundred dollars ($500) to a fine of two hundre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7302 | Engross
50% | 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] | 2024-05-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7387 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT SYNTHETIC MEDIA IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS - Prohibits synthetic media within ninety (90) days of an election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7435 | Engross
50% | INSURANCE -- PET INSURANCE ACT - Enacts a chapter to regulate pet insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H7073 | Engross
50% | MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME - Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
