| RI | S0925 | Pass | Amends the definition of unfair claims settlement practices by insurers & motor vehicle damage appraisers, and creates a chapter providing for the appraisal of damaged motor vehicles, when the insurer & the insured cannot agree on the amount of the l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0002 | Pass | Establishes a lead water supply replacement program for public and private service lines and requires disclosure to tenants and buyers of real property of the presence of lead service lines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0871 | Pass | Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0003 | Pass | Amends the definitions of "collegiate sports or athletic event" and "sporting event" within the chapter on "video lottery games, table games and sports wagering".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0001 | Pass | Provides that peer-to-peer car sharing, peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and peer-to-peer car sharing program agreements are not considered rental vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0828 | Pass | Eliminates repealed statute references and create a mechanism for employees to enforce their existing right to continuation of medical benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0023 | Pass | Guarantees availability of coverage to eligible residents of state and does not limit or exclude coverage by imposing a preexisting condition exclusion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0716 | Pass | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2023" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0789 | Pass | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Sojourner House, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0098 | Engross
50% | Prohibits the state, ERISA or any health plans to purchase referenced drugs for a cost higher than the referenced rate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S0163 | Pass | Removes the sunset provision relative to mediation coverage prior to mortgage foreclosures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0442 | Engross
50% | Names the Newport campus of the community college of Rhode Island the M. Teresa Paiva Weed campus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0926 | Intro
25% | Defines a used part and creates standards for use of used parts in damaged motor vehicles, for motor vehicle replacement parts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0530 | Engross
50% | Amends RI's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act by adding an account relating to a new Psychiatry Resource Network to fund RI's present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well as similar programs which may be added by regulation in the future.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | S0799 | Engross
50% | Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health plan as of January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S0762 | Intro
25% | Amends the local share of education funding to be paid to charter public schools based on a comparison of performance data between the specific school from which the student is coming and the specific charter school that will be receiving the student...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-31
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0378 | Engross
50% | Requires the secretary of EOHHS, the secretary of commerce of the commerce corporation/commissioners of elementary/secondary education/postsecondary education, and the secretary of housing be appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | S0234 | Intro
25% | Prohibits the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) from imposing any fares and/or charges for service provided to the general public. Effective January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0294 | Intro
25% | Requires insurance carriers, nonprofit hospital service plans, nonprofit medical service corporations and HMOs to cover costs of breast ultrasounds and/or MRI breast exams for person receiving notice of dense breast tissue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0027 | Engross
50% | Requires coverage for residential/inpatient mental health services for detox/stabilization/substance abuse disorders without preauthorization or be subject to concurrent review during the first 28 days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0099 | Intro
25% | Establishes the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the importation of wholesale prescription drugs from Canada to provide savings to Rhode Island consumers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-09
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S0784 | Intro
25% | Increases the hourly compensation for "individual providers" from no less than sixteen dollars ($16.00) on April 1, 2023, and gradually increase several times until June 30, 2024, when it would be nineteen dollars ($19.00) and continuing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0761 | Intro
25% | Commencing in fiscal year 2023 that reconstitution and control of a school or district by the department of elementary and secondary education would not exceed 2 years except for a possible 6 month extension when substantial progress is achieved.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S0424 | Intro
25% | Allows individuals employed in domestic service or in or about a private home to be included as an employee, for purposes of minimum wages law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S0321 | Intro
25% | Requires the safe storage of firearms and would provide civil penalties and criminal penalties for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0379 | Intro
25% | Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act would be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0744 | Intro
25% | Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0420 | Intro
25% | Subjects police departments and peace officers to the public records requests and an initial narrative report of a police officer and makes any reports of investigations conducted by internal affair units public record.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S0863 | Intro
25% | Allocates, to city of Providence, a portion of state income taxes for new employees of not-for-profit healthcare institutions and private educational institutions to assist the city's ability to absorb desirable and necessary growth in such instituti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0457 | Pass | Senate Resolution Proclaiming March As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0036 | Intro
25% | Provides for contractor liability for debts owed to an employer or third party on the wage claimants behalf, incurred by a subcontractor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-16
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | S0152 | Pass | Senate Resolution Adopting The Rules Of The Senate For Years 2023-2024
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-14
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S0017 | Intro
25% | Amends "Former Spouse Divorced" to include married for ten or more years and required by court order to support post divorce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S0006 | Pass | Senate Resolution Honoring Doug White (posthumously) On His Induction Into The Rhode Island Radio And Television Hall Of Fame
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-17
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0009 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Lincoln Carter Almond
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-17
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0004 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating And Honoring Frank Carpano On His Induction Into The Rhode Island Radio And Television Hall Of Fame
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-10
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0005 | Pass | Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Marie E. Paiva
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-01-10
Senate read and passed |
