| RI | S2014 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT - Repeals health services council and expands the health services and amends several provisions relative to the review process of the hospital conversion act pertaining to maintenance of services and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2256 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS - Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2551 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM - Extends the time for which a student may enroll in order to qualify for the Promise Scholarship or the Hope Scholarship up to one year after high school gr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2604 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - Includes immediate family members and related parties to be included in the definitions applicable to the chapter and require that information for nursing facility applicants for initial lice...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2591 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM - Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority which would allow eligible individual to discharge student loan debt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2468 | Intro
Sine Die | PUBLIC 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2866 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides that the permanent foundation educational aid program would provide state funding for school-based mental health services pursuant to specified conditions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2179 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- UNIFORM TELEHEALTH ACT - Allows an out-of-state health care practitioner to provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the services are consistent with the practitioner's scope of practice and state and fed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2182 | Intro
Sine Die | BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2684 | Intro
Sine Die | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MINORS WITHOUT RESIDENCE ACT - Allows a minor between the ages of 14 - 17 without a permanent residence/in custody of the DCYF to get state identification card without a signature from parent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2724 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for cla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2038 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators workin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2300 | Intro
Sine Die | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MICROPLASTICS REDUCTION ACT - Prohibits a manufacturer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing into commerce any product containing synthetic polymer micro particles beginning January 1, 2028.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S2513 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires all public schools to screen students for behavioral health concerns by June 30, 2025, and thereafter, all students in the third grade, eighth grade, and students who enroll from a district outside ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2168 | 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] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2505 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Makes any term or condition in any agreement that unnecessarily burdens a person's vindication of rights under this section null and void.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2461 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT - Defines a "consumer accessible fair market value" for a vehicle valuation figure.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2496 | Intro
Sine Die | THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - Authorizes the submission of proposals for several bonds to the people of the state at the general election to be held in November, 2024. These bonds relate to capital development and the "green economy."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2399 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS - Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2653 | Intro
Sine Die | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2180 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2425 | Intro
Sine Die | ELECTIONS -- PRIMARIES FOR ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE - Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also provide rules for ranked choice voting tabul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2037 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT - State websites to comply with WCAG 2.2 standards by July 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2395 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE -- FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES - Ensures that independent pharmacies are protected from pharmacy benefit discrimination toward non-affiliated pharmacies and helps protect consumers' ability to choose local, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2387 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Imposes requirements on a managed care organization (MCO) and pharmacy benefit manger (PBM) in order to control Medicaid prescription drug prices.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2385 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- THIRD-PARTY HEALTH INSURANCE ADMINISTRATORS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTROL AND TRANSPARENCY - Regulates pharmacy benefit managers' policies and practices through rules and regulations promulgated by the office of health insurance comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2558 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Adds multilingual learners into the determination of high-need students and provides a student success factor of twenty-five percent (25%) of the core instruction per-pupil amount and re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2612 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Requires that any insurance contract issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, that provides hospital, medical or surgical coverage shall provide coverage ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2586 | Intro
Sine Die | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RENTAL VEHICLE SURCHARGE - Increases surcharge amounts to the state, eliminates excise taxes and increases the surcharge remitted to the state for violators making false reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2324 | Intro
Sine Die | HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT - Provides for an annual increase of supplemental income for individuals and couples living alone, in accordance with the consumer price index for urban consumers over the average for the previous calendar year...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2346 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT - Provides local education agencies (LEAs) hiring site-based specialists for reading and math to receive state reimbursement based on enrollment and specific guidelines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2354 | Intro
Sine Die | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT - Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2358 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the amount of exemption from sales tax for clothing including footwear from two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to five hundred dollars ($500). Effective July 1, 2023.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2393 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS - Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2160 | Intro
Sine Die | EDUCATION -- CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION - Establishes a group to develop a tuition formula for schools sending students to technical programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2175 | Intro
Sine Die | INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAIR SHARE FOR DENTAL CARE ACT - Requires carriers offering dental benefit plans to annually submit information which includes the current and projected medical loss ratio for cla...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | S2064 | Intro
Sine Die | TAXATION -- ESTATE AND TRANSFER TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
