| RI | H5390 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY -- VICTIMS OF CRIME TRAUMA INFORMED MOBILIZATION ACT - Establishes VICTIM Fund grant program to support nonprofit organizations providing victim services in Rhode Island with the state alloc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
[Hearing: Apr 24]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5120 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT - Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5496 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Makes several changes to the licensing and disciplinary process of the board of nursing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5630 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT - Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5635 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- LICENSING OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS - Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5857 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE HEALTH DATA PRIVACY ACT - Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5836 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6254 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Authorizes office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish coverage for obesity treatments, including medication. Office of health and human services would seek a 1115(a) waiver.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-23
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5472 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHER'S RETIREMENT - Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 2.89% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5525 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT - Exempts teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5766 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS - Reinstates the cost of living adjustments for retirees, when the annual investment return of the retirement system, exceeds ten percent (10%).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5649 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - 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 en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5866 | Engross
50% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT - Increases the maximum fill for non-opioid, non-narcotic controlled substances found in schedule II, so that a sixty-day (60) supply may be dispensed at any one time.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H5893 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT - Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6133 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten yea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6160 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse, including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5281 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the fed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-21
[Hearing: Apr 24]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5703 | Pass | THE KINGSTON WATER DISTRICT -- BONDS - Increases the maximum amount of the Kingston water district bonding authority from four million dollars ($4,000,000) to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-18
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H5731 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES - Authorizes driver education schools to offer the driver training curriculum in a classroom setting or an instructor-led virtual format.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-18
[Hearing: Apr 24]
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5904 | Intro
25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE - Provides that evidence of life or work expectancy shall be based on statistical data using blended statistics and shall not be based on race, ethnicity or sex.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-18
[Hearing: Apr 24]
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/24/2025) |
| RI | H6237 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- STUDENT CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM - Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-11
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5434 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Respectfully Urging The United States Congress To Protect Patients And Traditional Medicare From Medicare Advantage
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-10
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5770 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS - Reduces the cigarette tax imposed by 75% for any modified risk tobacco product as defined in § 21 U.S.C. 387 k as a tobacco product sold/distributed to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-10
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6224 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating "national Crime Victims' Rights Week" On April 6th Through April 12th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-10
House read and passed |
| RI | H5404 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION - Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5395 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Allows an appeal of the valuation of a motor vehicle, upon which the sales tax is calculated, when registering the motor vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5448 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualif...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5680 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS - Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5757 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS - Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whicheve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5537 | Intro
25% | BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW - Provides that advanced practice registered nurses have the same immunity from liability as physicians and surgeons.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5639 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- KIDNAPPING - Establishes the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5795 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5892 | Engross
50% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION - Protects the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-08
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H5362 | Intro
25% | Allows eligible individuals serving sentences of imprisonment to seek sentence reductions from the superior court, individuals serving life without parole or minimum mandatory sentences pursuant to law, would not be eligible for such relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5554 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTERCHANGE FEES - Prohibits the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-03
To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | H5171 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers for two (2) years to March...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H5298 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5650 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth, 12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5562 | Engross
50% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLICITATION BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - Provides that charitable organizations with a gross income of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or less can meet the required reporting and records requirements by providing eith...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H5624 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS - Removes the age restriction for benefits coverage/requires, after 1/1/26, for policies issued or renewed include coverage for reimbursement for provider services at a rate equal to, or greater than, Medicaid e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5686 | Engross
50% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Requires municipalities to maintain and update a list of CRMC designated rights-of-way to tidal areas in their municipality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H5839 | Intro
25% | Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5894 | Intro
25% | DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Amends §§ 14-1-3 and 14-5-8, relating to possession of marijuana and proceedings in family court ensuring that children under 17 years of age in possession of less than 2 oz of mari...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5851 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- CONTRACT WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - Amends the current law in order that a health insurer would not require a physician, to participate in "capitation," or any other "alternative payment model" that creates a financial incentive for a p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5797 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
House passed Sub A |
| RI | H6151 | Pass | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On April 1, 2025
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H5034 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on distri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
House read and passed |
| RI | H5230 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Affords an option for police and firefighters to receive retirement allowances, without reduction, who seek retirement after twenty (20) years of service upon reac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5830 | Intro
25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE - Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best inte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H6036 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLINICIAN WELLNESS AND SUPPORT ACT - Mandates establishment of a support program for nurse practitioners similar to that which is offered for physicians. Additionally, it requires professional licensing and repor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-27
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
