| RI | S2224 | Intro | Requires hospitals to adopt protocols for the early detection and treatment of patients with sepsis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-12
Placed on Senate Calendar (02/25/2020) |
| RI | S2194 | Intro | Establishes the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund. Enables municipalities and the state to apply for grants to improve public safety and community climate resilience for coastal habitats, as well as river and stream floodplains.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-12
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2045 | Intro | Requires quasi-public corporations to use all funds and property to perform the function or service for which the quasi-public corporation was created.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2252 | Intro | Requires that upon a written request from an applicant a zoning enforcement officer provides a written determination of proposed use/allows an aggrieved party to appeal the decision regarding zoning or written determination to the zoning board of rev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2323 | Intro | Requires pharmacists to advise on lower cost generic drug alternatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2007 | Engross | To Vacate The Forfeiture Or Revocation Of The Charter Of Vja Realty, Llc
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
Committee recommends passage in concurrence |
| RI | S2225 | Intro | Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductible for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2204 | Intro | Repeals the provisions of the Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship, and establish the Stay Invested in RI Tax Credit to provide eligible taxpayers with a tax credit for educational loan repayment expenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2198 | Intro | Creates an exemption for taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or annuities of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) beginning on or after January 1, 2021.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2178 | Intro | Establishes a procedure for the certification of educators with specialty skills.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2253 | Intro | Requires that any municipal contract modifications, change orders or supplemental agreements to an existing contract in excess of $1,000,000 be subject to the procurement procedures required for the initial award of the contract.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2215 | Intro | Allows a one-time non-refundable tax credit to the owner of the real property for the costs of connecting to a municipal sewer system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2196 | Intro | Provides that for FY 2021, the state pays the local share or contribution of charter public school tuition for its students in excess of 5% of the average of all pupils within school districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2306 | Intro | Exempts newspaper deliverers from the minimum wage laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2172 | Intro | Requires charter school populations to reflect the combined demographics of the sending district(s) in terms of special education, English language learners, and students who qualify for free and reduced price lunch.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2213 | Intro | Creates senior center building capital fund to provide cities and towns with financial assistance up to thirty percent of the construction cost of the project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2173 | Intro | Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2223 | Intro | Authorizes pharmacies to dispense prescriptions of less than a 30 day supply for the purpose of synchronizing a patient's medications.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2227 | Intro | Expands health services council to twenty-four (24) members and amends hospital conversion act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2175 | Intro | Permits the Cumberland town council to establish limits on the number of students from the Cumberland school district who may enroll in any charter public school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2174 | Intro | Requires the student populations of mayoral academies to reflect the combined demographics of the sending district(s) in terms of the number of students in special education, who are English language learners and who qualify for free and reduced meal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-04
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2106 | Intro | Amends the career and technical education program laws to provide the process by which students could access career and technical education programs outside of their home school district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2105 | Intro | Directs council on elementary and secondary education to provide professional support and assistance to LEAs regarding effective ways to use data such as the LEA’s budget and demographics, school culture, and assessments to improve student performa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2099 | Intro | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Possibility Of Transitioning The State Of Rhode Island To The Establishment Of A Biennial Budget (creates A Thirteen (13) Member Commission To Study The Possibility Of Transition...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2038 | Intro | Redefines extraordinary costs associated with the education of special education students to be costs that are above the core foundation amount.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2031 | Intro | Requires public utilities and electric distribution companies to provide prompt and adequate service to its rate payers relating to new service and service upgrades.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2100 | Intro | Joint Resolution To Approve And Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State (governor And Lieutenant Governor To Appear Jointly On The Ballot) (submits Constitutional Amendments To Voters That The Go...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2064 | Intro | Gradually increases the state's contribution to the teachers' retirement system, while reducing the municipal contribution, eventually resulting in the contributions being shared equally.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2040 | Intro | Requires state reimburse city or town for any costs transporting children placed in foster care by a Rhode Island-licensed child-placing agency or a Rhode Island governmental agency to an educational facility outside the regional transportation distr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2060 | Intro | Exempts from the sales and use tax that portion of a motor vehicle lease payment collected for tangible personal property tax, municipal property tax, excise, or any other similar tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2033 | Intro | Requires the board of education to develop and implement a 5 year plan to improve student performance in science, technology, engineering, and math and increase the number of postsecondary degrees awarded in STEM fields on or before 2/1/21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2048 | Intro | Exempts from state taxation certain pension benefits that originate from, and were taxed in another state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2097 | Intro | Creates a wine direct license for licensed producers to directly ship limited wine to residents of RI over age twenty one (21).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-01-21
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
