Rhode Island Representative Teresa Tanzi [D]

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RIH5130PassCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Crime gun ballistic evidence to be submitted to NIBIN.
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH5358PassCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY - Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for ...
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH5464PassHEALTH AND SAFETY -- PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT - Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the...
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH5674PassPROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH5871PassHEALTH AND SAFETY -- VITAL RECORDS - Provides that public historical vital records maintained by the state archives shall not be amended.
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH6071PassPUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND BABY BOND TRUST - This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calend...
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2025-07-02
Signed by Governor
RIH5679PassLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES - Requires employer, at the start of employment, furnish to their employees a written notice containing employment information relative to wages, rates of pay, allowances, benefits, deductions from pay, a...
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2025-07-01
Effective without Governor's signature
RIH5796PassTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
RIH5803PassHEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
RIH5801PassTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing.
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2025-07-01
Signed by Governor
RIH5248PassBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless an identified problem exists or fraud or misrepresentation is suspected.
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2025-06-30
Signed by Governor
RIH6038PassBUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply.
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2025-06-30
Signed by Governor
RIH5229PassSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING - Authorizes the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program and makes qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including d...
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH5633PassBUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES - Allows a pharmacist to dispense a one-time refill for certain medications for continuation of therapy to patients under certain circumstances.
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH5800PassTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address.
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH5804PassHEALTH 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 of...
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH5798PassTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Adds the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address.
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH6093PassWATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Provides a procedure for parking modifications near shoreline rights-of-way.
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH6118PassINSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires coverage for acute mental health crisis mobile response and stabilization services to eligible individuals enrolled as plan beneficiaries.
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2025-06-27
Signed by Governor
RIH5348PassHEALTH AND SAFETY -- PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES -- HIV/AIDS - Repeals the required HIV testing for an individual convicted under chapter 34.1 of title 11 and allows the option for HIV testing for any person convicted under this...
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2025-06-26
Effective without Governor's signature
RIH5595PassFOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 - Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus.
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2025-06-26
Signed by Governor
RIH6347PassTOWNS AND CITIES-GENERAL POWERS -- NARRAGANSETT LANDING FEES - Increases the landing fee for the town of Narragansett from fifty cents ($.50) to one dollar ($1.00).
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2025-06-26
Effective without Governor's signature
RIH5384PassELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES - Increases from 7 days to 9 days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections and no certificates of election may be i...
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2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
RIH5357PassSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Repeals provisions that assess costs for women in the community corrections program for women offenders.
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2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
RIH5684PassPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.
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2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
RIH5723PassSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT - Requires any state agency that prints more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional material to use state-owned o...
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2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
RIH6036PassHEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLINICIAN WELLNESS AND SUPPORT ACT - Recognizes the program run by the Rhode Island Medical Society or comparable program for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrists, to address burnout, subst...
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2025-06-24
Signed by Governor
RIH6392PassTOWNS AND CITIES -- OUTDOOR DINING ACT - Allows food service businesses to provide temporary outdoor dining whenever building/other structure used for food service rendered uninhabitable by casualty fire/flood for 18 months or the building fit for oc...
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2025-06-23
Signed by Governor
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EDUCATION -- SCHOOL WASTE RECYCLING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL - Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendor...
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2025-06-20
House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
RIH5432Engross

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INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - This act would prohibit health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services.
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2025-06-18
House passed Sub A
RIH5802Engross

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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.
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2025-06-18
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH5310PassSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and realloc...
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2025-06-17
Signed by Governor
RIH6165PassSTATE 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.
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2025-06-13
Signed by Governor
RIH6415PassHouse Resolution Extending Its Deepest Gratitude To Rhode Island's Community Newspapers For Their Tireless Efforts As Our Local Watchdogs And Sources Of Information
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2025-06-12
House read and passed
RIH6416PassHouse Resolution Congratulating Frank J. Karpinski On His Retirement After Thirty-one Years Of Honorable Service To The State Of Rhode Island, To The State’s Active And Retired Public Servants, And To The Office Of The General Treasurer
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2025-06-12
House read and passed
RIH6417PassHouse Resolution Joyously Celebrating And Honoring The 240th Bristol Fourth Of July Celebration
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2025-06-12
House read and passed
RIH6412PassHouse Resolution Celebrating The National Lighthouse Museum’s Recognition Of The Heroic Efforts Of Ida Lewis With The "past Light Keeper Award"
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2025-06-12
House read and passed
RIH6414PassHouse Resolution Proclaiming June 12th Of 2025, To Be "cox Impact Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2025-06-12
House read and passed
RIH5110Engross

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BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FUNERAL DIRECTOR/EMBALMER AND FUNERAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS - Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities...
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2025-06-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
RIH6404PassHouse Resolution Recognizing And Thanking Andrew Schiff On The Occasion Of His Retirement As Chief Executive Officer Of The Rhode Island Community Food Bank
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2025-06-10
House read and passed
RIH5947Engross

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS AND INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS - Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.
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2025-06-03
House read and passed
RIH6166Intro

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PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- CODE OF ETHICS - Creates a new law to address the issue of "sexual harassment" involving those individuals that are actively involved in legislative business.
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2025-06-03
To House State Government & Elections Committee
RIH6308Intro

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HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT - Requires the executive office of health and human services to apply to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a state plan amendment for reim...
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2025-06-03
To House Finance Committee
RIH6381PassHouse Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating The Members Of The South Kingstown High School's Rebel Theater Group For Their Outstanding Performance At The 3rd Annual Ocean State Star Awards
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2025-06-03
House read and passed
RIH6375PassHouse Resolution Recognizing May 30, 2025, As "world Ms Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2025-05-29
House read and passed
RIH6366PassHouse Resolution Recognizing May 27, 2025, As "als Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2025-05-27
House read and passed
RIH6367PassHouse Resolution Commemorating May Of 2025, As "brain Cancer And Tumor Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2025-05-27
House read and passed
RIH5281Intro

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HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the fed...
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2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee
RIH5536Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $200,000 To Be Used For Incentives For Fruits And Vegetables Sold At Participating Bonus Bucks Outlets In Rhode Island (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $200,000 For Incentives For The Farm Fresh ...
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2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee
RIH6015Intro

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Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,000 To Higher Ground International, And $250,000 To Dorcas International Institute Of Rhode Island (authorizes $250,000 To Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,0...
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2025-05-22
To House Finance Committee
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