| RI | S0137 | Pass | Allows the presumption of in-the-line-of-duty illness unless contrary evidence is presented.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S0182 | Pass | Adds the Rhode Island teacher of the year as an additional ex officio member of the council on elementary and secondary education as well as the board of education.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S0417 | Pass | Provides rights/privileges of shore may be exercised, where shore exists, on wet/dry sand/rocky beaches up the natural vegetation line to be determined by CRMC with limited liability for abutters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0699 | Pass | Amends applicability and operational requirements of the chapter on Education Services to Very Young Children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0767 | Pass | Requires every school district/local education agency/city/town to report each fiscal year relating to funding/ administrative/program information from the American Rescue plan, elementary/secondary school emergency relief, and state/local recovery f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-26
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1135 | Pass | Requires a public official or employee to disclose any and all unsatisfied default judgments of credit card debt, in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), on their financial statement.
[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 | S0077 | Pass | Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program to provide two-year scholarships to junior and seniors at Rhode Island college.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0283 | Pass | Sepsis and septic shock best practices for hospital and emergency care facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1037 | Pass | Provides amendments relative to low- and moderate-income housing and modifies and clarifies the procedure for review of applications to build such housing.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1033 | Pass | Amends the required contents of a comprehensive plan providing that the "implementation program" component of the requirements include a 5 year strategic plan to ensure that the comprehensive plan goals and policies are implemented in a timely fashio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1050 | Pass | Amends several sections of law relating to low-and moderate-income housing and the application, appeal, and judicial review process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1034 | Pass | Amends the provisions relative to the subdivision of land and the application process requesting relief from zoning ordinances and the review process thereof.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1134 | Pass | - Accident And Sickness Insurance Policies -- Mammograms And Pap Smears -- Coverage Mandated
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0103 | Pass | Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0829 | Pass | Requires the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to prescribe or approve power-of-attorney forms to be used in connection with vehicle registrations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-23
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0290 | Pass | Requires a workgroup of health care providers and health insurers convened by the office of the health commissioner, to make recommendations regarding prior authorization policies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0563 | Pass | Requires coverage for the treatment of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for treatment of HIV infection, commencing January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0750 | Pass | Amends the registration requirements of street rods and custom vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0988 | Pass | Requires electric vehicle parking spaces in new and expanded parking lots.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-22
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0991 | Pass | Authorizes the state department of transportation to efficiently operate a single, integrated intermodal transportation system and to address unrealized funding opportunities.
[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 | S0178 | Pass | Creates the Apprenticeship Pathways to Earning a Bachelor’s Degree Act, to enable an individual to earn a bachelor’s degree at public higher education institutions throughout the state by earning credits through apprenticeships.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0565 | Pass | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1071 | Pass | Establishes a new, temporary process in the department of children, youth and families, for the hiring of social workers and child protective investigators at the department for a one year period commencing on October 1, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-21
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0604 | Pass | Prohibits abusive litigation context of domestic violence or stalking and allow the court to dismiss a case upon finding, by preponderance of the evidence, that the person who filed the case is abusing the system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0830 | Pass | Enables Rhode Island licensed new motor vehicle dealers to conduct vehicle identification number inspections and submits them for an NCIC check by the chiefs of police or designees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0802 | Pass | Brings state law into federal compliance by prohibiting or otherwise lending this use of refrigerant designated as acceptable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7671k as long as the refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance therewith
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0948 | Pass | Legalizes iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 4/1/2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1069 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Lincoln to issue bonds and notes up to $25 million dollars to finance the construction, renovation, rehabilitation, repair, improvements, furnishing and equipping of and/or additions to Lincoln elementary schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1091 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Cumberland to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $52,000,000 to finance construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing, & equipping of a new elementary school and other related school facili...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-20
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0121 | Pass | Creates a new section which provides a streamlined adoption process for children born through assisted reproduction and who need adoption to confirm, not establish, their legal parentage to protect them against discrimination in all jurisdictions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0299 | Pass | Defines an audiologist as an individual licensed to practice audiology by the department of health.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0226 | Pass | Defines a fire fighter as a member of a fire department or a city, town, or fire district emergency services unit for the purposes of cancer benefits for firefighters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0412 | Pass | Provides that one shall not be denied care on the basis of age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, marital status, familial status, disability, religion, national origin, source of income, source of payment or profes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0601 | Pass | Allows the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the month preceding the special election to be available to hold the special primary.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0760 | Pass | Enhances the rights of consumers by adding the requirement that the vendor or manufacturer maintain records of any reported defects or repairs of a device, making it easier for a consumer to enforce their rights under the law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1028 | Pass | Adds a new chapter which defines "living donor" and prohibits insurers from denying health insurance, including disability insurance and long-term care disability insurance on the basis of individual's status as a "living donor".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S1070 | Pass | Authorizes the town of Lincoln to issue bonds and notes up to $14 million dollars to finance the development and construction of a new town-wide centralized rescue station and the furnishing and equipping thereof and all costs related thereto.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-19
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0538 | Engross
50% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $5,000,000 To Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $5,000,000 To Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit For The Purpose Of Re-building A ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0559 | Engross
50% | Authorizes the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a program to expand the issuance of teaching certificates to bilingual dual language and world language teachers in urban and urban ring schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Senate passed Sub A |
| RI | S1123 | Pass | Senate Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan, While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S1124 | Pass | Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of John V. Gibbons, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S1130 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating And Thanking The Honorable Hanna M. Gallo On The Occasion Of Her Retirement From The Cranston School Department
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-15
Senate read and passed |
| 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 | S0510 | Pass | Clarifies that premium received on the sale of bonds or notes shall be used for project costs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S0764 | Engross
50% | Requires all public schools to screen students for behavioral health concerns by June 30, 2024, and thereafter, all students in the third grade, eighth grade, and students who enroll from a district outside of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-14
Senate read and passed |
| 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 | S1109 | Pass | Senate Resolution Congratulating Tammy Lemieux On Being Named The 2023 "district Teacher Of The Year" By The Cumberland School Department
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-13
Senate read and passed |
| RI | S0463 | Intro
25% | Develops a plan to expand public, high quality prekindergarten education programs available to all children ages three (3) and four (4) throughout Rhode Island to increase children’s school readiness and makes fund available to sustain all classroo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
To House Finance Committee |
