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Current trends in Rhode Island legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.

PositionBillStatusSummaryAction
#1H5923EngrossedAmends the current law on controlled substances to permit a person to be in possession of less than one ounce of psilocybin and permits psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person’s residence for personal use.
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2023-06-12
#2S0914IntroducedLimits rent increases to no more than four percent (4%) annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations.
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2023-05-30
#3S0132IntroducedExpands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).
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2023-03-30
#4H5768PassedRequires curriculum related to the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving such as the course provided by AAA or similar equivalent to be added to the curriculum for driver education once it has been approved by the state board of education.
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2023-06-19
Signed by Governor
#5S1052PassedCreates the transit oriented development pilot program to encourage residential housing near convenient public transportation.
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2023-06-24
Signed by Governor
#6S0487IntroducedRequires separate restrooms and sleeping quarters for members of the opposite sex at school overnight trips.
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2023-03-07
#7H6344IntroducedMandates that the work week be reduced to thirty-two hours and rate of pay for a thirty-two (32) hour workweek would remain the same as the rate of pay for forty hours.
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2023-04-28
#8H5330EngrossedRegulates the distribution of the product known as "Kratom". Violations are subject to administrative fines from $500 to $1,000.
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2023-06-12
#9S0667PassedRequires curriculum related to the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving such as the course provided by AAA or similar equivalent to be added to the curriculum for driver education once it has been approved by the state board of education.
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2023-06-19
Signed by Governor
#10H5045IntroducedAllows those persons with concealed carry permits issued by other states to carry upon their person weapons in Rhode Island provided that the issuing state recognizes and gives reciprocity to Rhode Island license or permit holders.
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2023-04-17
#11H5064PassedHouse Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Olin Woodrow Thompson, Iii, Esq.
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2023-01-11
House read and passed
#12H5084IntroducedRequires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
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2023-03-08
#13S0050PassedSenate Resolution Commemorating “international Holocaust Remembrance Day” On January 27, 2023
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2023-01-31
Senate read and passed
#14S0093IntroducedProvides PILOT to Exeter for state owned properties. Imposes no duty on Exeter to protect these properties. Requires payments to be used to create a police department or defray town expenses used to provide police protection.
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2023-04-04
#15H5340IntroducedExpressly allows college athletes, while they are students, to personally profit from the use of their name, image, and likeness, and prohibits the NCAA from preventing these practices.
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2023-03-01
#16H5362EngrossedIncreases the amount of time of notice a residential landlord must give to a tenant prior to any rent increase.
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2023-06-13
#17H5350EngrossedLimits the copayment or coinsurance requirement on specialty drugs to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a thirty (30) day supply.
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2023-06-15
House passed Sub A
#18S0156PassedSenate Resolution Proclaiming January 23, 2023, To Be "maternal Health Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-02-07
Senate read and passed
#19S0157PassedSenate Resolution Commemorating January Of 2023 As "rhode Island Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
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2023-02-07
Senate read and passed
#20H5464EngrossedExtends the time for payment of toll violations from fourteen (14) days to thirty (30) days from the issuance of the violation.
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2023-05-15
#21H5475IntroducedRemoves the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety.
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2023-06-13
#22H5512IntroducedProhibits the introduction into court proceedings of any evidence that the fair and reasonable charge for healthcare services is the amount received by the healthcare provider rather than the amount billed by healthcare providers.
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2023-03-06
#23H5605PassedAdopts a new tax rate for Class 2 property. Requires tax rate change to be applied at the same percentage rate change for all classes.
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2023-05-10
Signed by Governor
#24H5640IntroducedIncreases the amount forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services from court filing fees for the entry of every petition, complaint or action in district, superior and family court.
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2023-04-27
#25S0307IntroducedRequires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over twenty-thousand (20,000) shall allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
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2023-05-25
#26S0354IntroducedAllows reciprocal concealed carry permits from out of state to be valid in Rhode Island, which is either authorized by the attorney general or subject to other reciprocal restrictions.
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2023-04-25
#27H5735IntroducedProhibits Retailer’s Class B, C, N and other liquor licenses from being issued to retailers operating within two hundred feet (200’) of pre-kindergarten schools and establishments.
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2023-03-17
#28H5850IntroducedRequires the office of energy resources to initiate the process of developing one or more programs, and associated funding mechanisms, for electric energy storage resources connected to the electric distribution system.
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2023-03-30
#29H5911EngrossedIncludes 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 third-degree sexual assault.
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2023-05-15
#30H6074IntroducedProvides that nursing home facilities that have achieved 90% compliance with the staffing requirements that commenced in January 2023, are granted a 12 month grace period to achieve 100% compliance without being penalized.
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2023-03-15
#31H6062IntroducedCreates a tenants’ bill of rights providing certain rights to the tenants, prohibits a landlord from increasing the rent more than four percent (4%) per year and holds landlords responsible for the mitigation of insect infestations.
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2023-04-25
#32H6182IntroducedAmends the definition of "low and moderate income housing" to include housing secured by a federal government voucher or subsidy.
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2023-04-19
#33S0815IntroducedAmends the Open Meetings law to permit members of some public bodies to participate using videoconferencing technology.
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2023-04-04
#34S0903IntroducedAmends the filing fees and time frame for certain claims of appeal to superior court.
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2023-05-18
#35H6377IntroducedJoint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $600,000 For An Independent State Ombudsman Office To Facilitate An Individualized Education Program (iep)/504 Service Program (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $600,000 For An Independent State O...
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2023-05-24
#36S1039IntroducedChanges zoning distance notice requirements and requires website and social media hearing notice postings.
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2023-05-30
#37H6519PassedHouse Resolution Honoring Steven Lukowicz On His Retirement After Thirty-seven Years Of Educational Excellence With Coventry's Public Schools
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2023-06-13
House read and passed
#38S0095IntroducedRemoves the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety.
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2023-05-09
#39H5760IntroducedLimits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, provides fines for failure to comply and requires notice of denials be sent to the prospective tenants.
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2023-03-02
#40S0182PassedAdds 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.
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2023-06-27
Effective without Governor's signature
#41H6309PassedChanges the primary date for the election of delegates to national conventions and for presidential preference from the fourth Tuesday in April to April 2, 2024.
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2023-06-19
Signed by Governor
#42S0053PassedSenate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Rita I. Blais
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2023-02-07
Senate read and passed
#43S0146IntroducedProhibits the use of facial recognition technology and biometric recognition technology in video-lottery terminals at pari-mutuel licensees in the state or in online betting applications.
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2023-05-10
#44S0948PassedLegalizes iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 4/1/2024.
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2023-06-20
Signed by Governor
#45H5737PassedAmends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.
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2023-06-24
Signed by Governor
#46H5001PassedHouse Resolution Expressing Sentite Condoglianze On The Passing Of Rosa Fabiano
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2023-01-05
House read and passed
#47H5004PassedHouse Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of Robert A. Walsh
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2023-01-05
House read and passed
#48H5003PassedHouse Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Catherine E. Graziano, Rn, Phd.
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2023-01-05
House read and passed
#49H5005PassedHouse Resolution Expressing Profound Sympathy On The Passing Of Janice Diprete
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2023-01-05
House read and passed
#50H5002PassedHouse Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Valrie V. Ranglin
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2023-01-05
House read and passed
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