| RI | H6223 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Rhode Island Department Of Elementary And Secondary Education To Annually Prepare A Written Report Or Annually Include And Update Information On The Ride Website Regarding School Funding For Each School Di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5302 | Engross
50% | Allows the Honorable Leonela Felix to join Kayla Simone K. Rosen and Michael Zachary Mezera in marriage on or about May 20, 2023, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
House read and passed |
| RI | H6089 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates, And Requiring Reappointment Of The Membership Of The Legislative Commission To Study The Entire Area Of Land Use, Preservation, Development, Housing, Environment, And Regulation (extends ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H6091 | Intro
25% | Allows cities and towns to create and enforce ordinances related to the sale of tobacco products; provided the regulations are at least as stringent as state law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H6167 | Intro
25% | Allows Bristol to adopt tax classification plan for tax relief for taxes assessed on 12/31/23 and any tax year thereafter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5116 | Intro
25% | Permits the director of the department of environmental management to recognize and identify public rights-of-way to shoreline and water access over land owned by a private party.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5088 | Intro
25% | Includes PVC pipe (polyvinyl chloride resin) that is abandoned, discarded, left lying on the ground or not stored in a covered facility in the definition of solid waste.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5142 | Intro
25% | Provides for a prohibition on any new high-heat waste facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5540 | Intro
25% | Amends various sections of the public utilities and carriers statute, including the net metering definitions and policies as well as the renewable energy growth program purpose definitions, tariffs and incentive payments.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5856 | Intro
25% | Requires the departments of elementary and secondary education and health to adopt policies/rules/regulations for the administration of seizure rescue medications for children who have been medically identified as having epilepsy/seizure disorder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 29]
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5851 | Intro
25% | Mandates that certain new residential building construction include solar power capabilities pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the state building code commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5853 | Intro
25% | Defines core forest and preferred sites and provides that any net metering resource owned or operated by a renewable energy developer be treated as an eligible net metering system provided it is not in a core forest.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 30]
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5929 | Intro
25% | Forbids an employer to require an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement, regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct, as a condition of employment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 29]
To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H6138 | Intro
25% | Provides that degrees from the Community College of Rhode Island be awarded by the board of education, with the approval of the president and the faculty senate.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 29]
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6198 | Intro
25% | Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-24
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5091 | Intro
25% | Reduces equitable relationships between packaging producers and local governments and communities by establishing the Package Reduction and Recycling Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5090 | Intro
25% | Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5672 | Intro
25% | Mandates that food service establishments only provide single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments to a customer upon request.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H5942 | Intro
25% | Amends the state building code with regard to buildings and structures owned by a municipality upon any land owned by the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5010 | Intro
25% | Requires that services provided by school social workers and certified school psychologists be included as health care related services eligible for federal Medicaid reimbursement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5210 | Intro
25% | Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5339 | Intro
25% | Amends applicability and operational requirements of the chapter on Education Services to Very Young Children.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5544 | Intro
25% | Amends the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for kindergarten students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
Committee recommends passage |
| RI | H5668 | Intro
25% | Require public school districts to take certain actions to promote notice and disseminate information regarding the district’s special education local advisory committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H5772 | Intro
25% | Requires parental consent prior to conducting an initial evaluation or making an initial placement of a student in a special education program, as well as prior to changes being made to any IEP services or placement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6052 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2023-03-22
To House Education Committee |
| RI | H6179 | Intro
25% | Provides all Medicare recipients over sixty-five (65) years of age applying for Medicare supplement plan guaranteed issue rights regardless of medical or health or receipt of health care by the applicant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5176 | Intro
25% | Requires group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide prescription benefits to cover epinephrine injectors and cartridges without copay or deductible.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5350 | Intro
25% | Limits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5554 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5744 | Intro
25% | Requires coverage for the treatment of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV infection, commencing January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H6076 | Intro
25% | Requires health insurance contract plans or policies to provide coverage for the licensed practice of naturopathy as provided in chapter 36.1 of title 5 effective January 1, 2024.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H6150 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2023-03-21
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5017 | Intro
25% | Unifies the weight limit of vehicles with special plates, including P.O.W. plates, National Guard plates, and disabled veteran plates, to 12,000 pounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-20
Withdrawn at sponsor's request (03/23/2023) |
| RI | H5282 | Intro
25% | 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] | 2023-03-20
Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/21/2023) |
| RI | H5283 | Intro
25% | Mandates insurance coverage for any additional screenings deemed medically necessary for any person who has received notice of dense breast tissue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5426 | Intro
25% | Aligns Rhode Island with current federal requirements on health insurers as established by the Affordable Care Act, Also prohibits annual and lifetime limits on coverage within health insurance plans issued within the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-19
To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H5952 | Intro
25% | Permits the department of transportation to paint the center yellow lines red, white and blue for the purpose of celebration upon request of the city or town council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-19
To House Special Legislation Committee |
| RI | H5517 | Intro
25% | Requires the secretary of state to maintain and provide to the public, an online directory of government officials and a limited number of printed government directories and eliminate the legislative manual used by the secretary of state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5725 | Intro
25% | Requires the department of transportation to establish a schedule of all landscaping and mowing of lawns on state roads, and provide a copy of said schedule to the department of public works in any city or town where the state road is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5665 | Intro
25% | Creates a doing business as for Discover Newport as a short title for the bureau.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H5973 | Intro
25% | House Resolution Urging The Federal Government To Pursue A Broad Range Of Measures To Reduce The Danger Of Nuclear War, To Sign And Ratify The Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons (tpnw), To Make Nuclear Disarmament The Centerpiece Of Our Nat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5964 | Intro
25% | Provides preference to businesses which possess a stated child care policy for its employees who contract with a governmental body for state purchases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H5965 | Intro
25% | Requires preparation of an annual summary report of all findings documenting all reports of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H6172 | Intro
25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $3,000,000 To Sojourner House In Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $3,000,000 To Sojourner House To Support Its Permanent Housing Development Program That Provides Safe, Secure Housin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H6169 | Intro
25% | Permits a parent or caretaker relative of a family applying for child care assistance to qualify for child care assistance without first establishing paternity, or enforcing child support and medical support orders.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H5466 | Intro
25% | Requires that the administrator for the Rhode Island veterans' home be a licensed nursing home administrator and removes the requirement that the administrator be an honorably discharged veteran.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H5757 | Intro
25% | Increases minimum sentence for first and second degree sexual assault and provides first 10 years of a sentence for first degree sexual assault and first 5 years for second degree sexual assault, not be subject to a suspension or deferment of sentenc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H5947 | Intro
25% | Exempts from taxation the real, tangible and personal property of micro-businesses. This act also defines a micro-business as having ten (10) or fewer employees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H5950 | Intro
25% | Provides for certain farm, forest or open space property to be withdrawn from classification for renewable energy production.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
