| RI | H5283 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5398 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Revises the calculation for the student success factor in the education-aid formula by adding an additional multiplier.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5534 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 13]
To House Finance Committee |
| 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] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | H5804 | Intro
25% | HEATH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the off...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
Placed on House Calendar (05/15/2025) |
| RI | H5961 | Intro
25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION - Eliminates child daycare centers from the statute regarding the health and educational building corporation and updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 13]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | H6165 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE POLICE - Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
Proposed Substitute |
| RI | H6272 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H6307 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 15]
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | H6327 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Rejecting The Department Of Administration's Proposed Salary Increases For Eligible Unclassified Service Directors Of State Executive Departments
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
Placed on House Calendar (05/13/2025) |
| RI | H6319 | Intro
25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-09
[Hearing: May 13]
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H5250 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOLIDAY BUSINESS - Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-08
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| RI | H6033 | Intro
25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - 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] | 2025-05-08
Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| RI | H5080 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wigs that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5768 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES - DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5769 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES - Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person receives a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a futu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5803 | Engross
50% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H5802 | Engross
50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefore.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) |
| RI | H6256 | Intro
25% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Repeals the property tax and sales and use tax exemption for boats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-06
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5081 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND SECURITY INTERESTS -- VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CHECKS - Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the Nation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5306 | Engross
50% | SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION -- CAPITAL CENTER COMMISSION - Repeals legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H5311 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS - Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5438 | 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] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5640 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD - Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5695 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government 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] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H5899 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AGGRESSIVE DRIVING - Adds five (5) driving violations to the statute that defines aggressive driving.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5901 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES - Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5900 | Engross
50% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5307 | Engross
50% | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | H5745 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION -- STUDENT SUCCESS ACT - Reduces the time, from three (3) years to six (6) months, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5747 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND - Enhances and further define the role of the board of trustees of the University of Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6107 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- PILOT PROGRAM FOR VIRTUAL REALITY LEARNING PLATFORM - Establishes a pilot program for a virtual reality learning platform to improve math skills for grades 6 through 12 STEM education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6125 | Pass | House Resolution Expressing Support For The Lgbtqia+ Community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H6231 | Intro
25% | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES - Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1441 Mineral Spring Avenue in the town of North Providence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H6292 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing The 77th Anniversary Of Israel's Day Of Independence On April 30th Through May 1st, 2025, And Reaffirming The Bonds Of Friendship And Cooperation Between Rhode Island, The United States, And The State Of Israel
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-05-01
House read and passed |
| RI | H5988 | Intro
25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN - Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-30
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6095 | Intro
25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES - Imposes a hospital licensing fee for fiscal year 2026 against net patient-services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after Janu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-30
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5399 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5976 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME - Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool, school vacation, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades kindergarten through twelve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6045 | Intro
25% | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the fiscal year 2025 budget for school districts and munici...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6281 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating The 50th Anniversary Of The End Of The Vietnam War On April 30th, 2025
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-29
House read and passed |
| RI | H5078 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5139 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Four Year Terms And Term Limits For Representatives And Senators (proposes An Amendment To The State Constitution, Article ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5710 | Engross
50% | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
House read and passed |
| RI | H5556 | Intro
25% | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS - Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5993 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS - Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6149 | Intro
25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND MEALS ON WHEELS INC. FUND - Provides for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6211 | Intro
25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES - Requires persons convicted of driving under influence or refusal to submit to chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in vehicle as part of sentence and to pay an assessment to p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H6242 | Intro
25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-04-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
