| RI | H8306 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming May 23, 2024, To Be "lead Poisoning Prevention Day" In Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 House read and passed |
| RI | H8308 | Pass | House Resolution Welcoming Boys Town New England To The Rhode Island State House On May 23, 2024, And Thanking Them For All The Good Work They Do For Children And For Healing And Bringing Families Together [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-23 House read and passed |
| RI | H7027 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- INSPECTOR GENERAL - Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8301 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The North Smithfield High School Team On Winning The 2024 "we The People" State Competition [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-22 House read and passed |
| RI | H8266 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making The Transfer Of Funds From The Budget For Fiscal Year 2025 Contained In The Budget Submitted By The Governor (2024-h7225) To The Towns Of Tiverton, Burrillville And Middletown (authorizes The Transfer Of Funds To Tiverton, Bur... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-21 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7645 | Engross
Sine Die | HIGHWAYS -- QUALIFIED ABANDONMENT OF TOWN ROADS - Allows for a qualified abandonment of town highways/driftways and grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to a walking/hiking/biking trail as well as for access to parks, n... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7744 | Engross
Sine Die | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT - Provides that a defendant's third and subsequent violation of domestic violence offenses, including both prior felony and misdemeanor convictions, be punishable as a felony. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-17 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8279 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER ENFORCEMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE WARRANTIES - Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-16 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7033 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM -- CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES RATES - Provides the executive office of health and human services would submit to the US Department of Health and Human Services a state plan ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7255 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2025, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approve... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7678 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY SERVICES - Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from ride... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7858 | Intro
Sine Die | HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY - Directs the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA) design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7903 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7902 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM - Establishes the primary care training sites program and appropriates $2,700,000 for implementing the program. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7900 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Requires the EOHHS to establish an early childhood mental health hub program focused on improving access to infant and early childhood mental health services for childre... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8000 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REDUCED HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM - Establishes and funds an incentive program for landlords to offer reduced rents to eligible tenants. The program would be administered by the state department of housing with an app... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8030 | Intro
Sine Die | PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Adds to those persons exempt from payment of parking fees at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state those individuals determined by the executive office of HHS, or its designee, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8033 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $150,000 To Women's Fund Of Rhode Island (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $150,000 To The Women's Fund Of Rhode Island To Implement Programs And Initiatives That Seek To Clos... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8146 | Pass | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expirations Dates And Amending The Purpose Of The Special Legislative Commission To Review And Provide Recommendations For Policies That Deal With Numerous Economic And Social Short-term Rentals Issues (th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-15 House read and passed |
| RI | H7037 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2024-05-14 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7480 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Provides a tax credit to individual taxpayers who convert their gas-powered vehicle into a vehicle propelled by an alternative fuel source. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8032 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES - Amends tax law on renewable energy products to exempt certain additional products from sales tax including battery energy storage system equipment, if supplied by a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic equipment. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8271 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 12th Through May 18th, 2024, In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-14 House read and passed |
| RI | H7629 | Engross
Sine Die | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations and provides for a ten (10) year statute of limitations for thi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7323 | Pass | TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Allows the town council of Portsmouth, by ordinance or resolution, to exempt Quaker Manor from valuation for taxation or to enter into tax abatement or payment in lieu of taxes agreements. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-10 Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7759 | Pass | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Directs the department of transportation to prepare a monthly "Washington Bridge snapshot report" containing information on the progress of repairs and other actions pertaining to the Was... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-10 Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7671 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN RHODE ISLAND ACT - Directs the allocation of $3,000,000 from the 2025 state budget to provide cash benefits to participants in the supplemen... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8258 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Ponaganset High School Chieftains Wrestling Team On Their Incredibly Successful Season In 2024 As They Repeated As Rhode Island State Champions And As New England Champions [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09 House read and passed |
| RI | H7253 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8149 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATION - Reduces the number of years from five (5) to three (3), when calculating for retirement purposes, the average of the highest consecutive years of compensation, for state and munic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7125 | Intro
Sine Die | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES -- VIOLATIONS - Eliminates the requirement of paying reinstatement fees to restore a person's right to drive. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7339 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS - Eliminates the sunset provision for the motion picture production tax credit. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7496 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE CHANGE AND OCEAN PROTECTION YOUTH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Climate Change and Ocean Protection Youth Education and Workforce Development Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7857 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES -- LEAD BY EXAMPLE ACT - Bans state purchases of plastic bottles and also requires state funds to be used to lease or purchase electric vehicles and renewable energy efficient technologies for use on state... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7897 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - Defines step therapy and prohibits certain groups and agreements from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol when prescribing certain medications. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7036 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Establishes a new categorical funding category for civics education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7206 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Ensures that transportation categorical funds between the state and regional school districts would be fully funded. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7250 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Amends the term "extraordinary costs" for the purposes of excess costs associated with special education students. The new definition of extraordinary costs would be educational costs th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7593 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7844 | Intro
Sine Die | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL - Replaces the coastal resources management council with a state department of coastal resources and transfers all of the powers and duties between the two (2) authorities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H8216 | Pass | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 150th Anniversary Of The Official Founding Of The Berean Baptist Church Of Burrillville, Rhode Island, On October 20th Of 2024 And Declaring Said Day To Be "berean Baptist Church Day" In The State Of Rhode Is... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 House read and passed |
| RI | H8213 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating April 28, Through May 4, 2024, As "national Small Business Week" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-30 House read and passed |
| RI | H7208 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- PROPERTY TAX RELIEF - Increases the income range up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and tax credit up to eight hundred fifty dollars ($850), for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7607 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT - Amends the definition of "small employer" for purposes of the small employer health insurance availability act to mean a business employing less than one hundred (100) employees rather t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8162 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating The 54th Anniversary Of "earth Day" On April 22, 2024, In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 House read and passed |
| RI | H7590 | Intro
Sine Die | CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -- 2024 BOND REFERENDA - Submits 2024 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November 8, 2024, general election. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7685 | Intro
Sine Die | WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- OIL SPILL PREVENTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RESPONSE FUND - Provides funds to support Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council to reduce climate emissions. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7674 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Exempts new or used bicycles from sale and use tax. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7611 | Intro
Sine Die | HIGHWAYS -- RELOCATION OF UTILITY SERVICES - Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7774 | Intro
Sine Die | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $78,000,000 To The Rhode Island Transit Authority (ripta) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $78,000,000 To The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.) [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |