| RI | H7999 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8148 | Intro
25% | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Replaces the coastal resources management council with a state department of coastal resources and transfers all of the powers and duties between the two (2) authorities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7734 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DENSE BREAST NOTIFICATION AND EDUCATION - Amends the notice requirement to patients to follow the mandated FDA national reporting standards
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7515 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MICROPLASTICS REDUCTION ACT - Prohibits a manufacturer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing into commerce any product containing synthetic polymer micro particles beginning January 1, 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7666 | Engross
50% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides minor technical changes, including an update to the membership of the state planning council to include the secretary o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H8007 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRANSFER OF VEHICLES - Allows temporary vehicle registration and plates issued to Rhode Island residents by another state to be valid; provided that, the plates and registration issued to an out-of-state resident by a Rhod...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7688 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Redirects the distribution of the hotel tax money generated in the South County regional tourism district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7996 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS - Reduces the interest rate on delinquent payments to the twelve percent (12%) per annum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8112 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Winners Of The 12th Annual Prostart® High School Competition
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
House read and passed |
| RI | H7664 | Intro
25% | ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES - Provides a process for local canvassing clerks to notify the state board of elections regarding patterns of forgery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7819 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and would provide penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7969 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8101 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Jerry Zarrella Jr. On Winning Three Awards From The National Association Of Homebuilders At The Prestigious 2024 Best In American Living (bala) Awards Ceremony
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
House read and passed |
| RI | H7285 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- UTILITY THERMAL ENERGY NETWORK AND JOBS ACT - Establishes thermal energy networks network infrastructure by any public utility company that provides electric/natural gas distribution to maximize cost-effective investm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7356 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7617 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACT OF 2024 - Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7731 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Creating A Legislative Study Commission On Climate Change Impacts And Solutions (creates A 17 Member Commission To Study The Issues Confronting The State Due To Climate Change, And Who Would Report Back To The House By January 5, 202...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7782 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN HEAT STANDARD ACT - Created the Rhode Island clean heat standards act to implement a system of tradeable clean heat credits earned from the delivery of clean heat measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7811 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 2024 ENERGY STORAGE ACT - Requires the office of energy resources to initiate the process of developing programs and associated funding mechanisms, for electric energy storage resources connected to the electric distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7972 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- PUBLIC UTILITIES - Expands the crime of false reporting to include shootings or other dangerous events.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8043 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE AGENCY EMISSION REPORTING - Requires executive climate change coordinating council (EC4) to develop a template to be used by all agencies of the state to track their climate emissions to uphold the pathway to Rho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H8092 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On March 21, 2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
House read and passed |
| RI | H8090 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating Judge Melissa R. Dubose's Historic Confirmation To The United States District Court For The District Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
House read and passed |
| RI | H7129 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7518 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription asthma inhaler to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7737 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7878 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates insurance policies, provides coverage to diagnose & treat infertility for women between 25 & 42 years, including pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in conjunction with in vitro fe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7874 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to any individual enrolled as a plan beneficiary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7877 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of testing and treating infertility, including preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), in conjunctio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8010 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES - Establishes the Rhode Island purchasing cooperative for procurement of public service and municipal vehicles for all state and municipal agencies to participate in procurement opportunities of zero-emiss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7991 | 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] | 2024-03-19
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8025 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REPRODUCTIVE TISSUE SAFETY AND STORAGE ACT OF 2024 - Creates the "Reproductive Tissue Safety and Storage Act of 2024."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8073 | Intro
25% | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that health insurance plans would provide coverage the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8081 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating The 26th Annual "women In Construction Week" On March 3-9, 2024, In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
House read and passed |
| RI | H7039 | Pass | Authorizes town of South Kingstown to issue not more than $150,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the acquisition/construction/improvement/renovation/furnishing/equipping of a new high school/athletic facility/other school facilities in the town.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7180 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to present to the general assembly a plan for the realignment of state hospitals into a department of ho...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7842 | 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] | 2024-03-14
To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | H7843 | Intro
25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Allows for the holder of a manufacturer’s license to be able to transport beer, spirits or wine between its satellite taprooms.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | H8067 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day And The 100th Anniversary Of The Establishment Of Diplomatic Relations Between The United States Of America And Ireland
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H8066 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating And Recognizing Adamsville's Third Annual "world's Shortest St. Paddy's Day Parade"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
House read and passed |
| RI | H7268 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires purchasers of firearms, to take and pass a basic firearm safety test and requires the firearm test administered by DEM be updated every two years, as deemed appropriate and repeals § 11-47-35.2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7373 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers po...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7233 | Intro
25% | FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY KIDS ACT - Establishes the Healthy Kids Act whereby restaurants would be required to offer at least two (2) healthy versions of children's meals, or twenty-five percent (25%) of the children's meals on its menu, whichever is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7694 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7696 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7750 | Intro
25% | PROPERTY -- BY POSSESSION AND PRESCRIPTION - Repeals the provisions of § 34-7-4 regarding rights of footway being acquired by adverse possession.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7882 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LACTATION CONSULTANT PRACTICE ACT OF 2014 - Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation consultants as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8053 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Deborah J. Kelso
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
House read and passed |
| RI | H7353 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting Rhode Island Energy In Conjunction With The Public Utilities Commission To Submit A Proposal For New, Multi-year Electric Vehicle Programming
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7350 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT - Adopts model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee |
