| RI | H8129 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES - Includes visual images that are created or manipulated by digitization, or without the consent of the person, within the purview of the crime of unauthorized dissemination of indecent material and exp... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-24 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7324 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Removes the floor area ratio requirement from the zoning ordinances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 Committee recommends passage of Sub A |
| RI | H8187 | Pass | House Resolution Honoring Robert L. G. Batchelor, Cpa, On The Occasion Of His Retirement [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-23 House read and passed |
| RI | H7485 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification for all taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 [Hearing: Apr 25] To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7588 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2025. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-19 [Hearing: Apr 25] To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7371 | Intro 25% | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- FAMILY COURT - 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 en... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-18 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7949 | Engross 50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Makes amendments to various provisions relative to subdivision of land review, review stages, special provisions related to development and the procedures for approvals from various permitting authorities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-16 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7407 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- ORGAN DONATION LEAVE TAX CREDIT - Provides tax credits to any private entity that gives paid time off to an employee who is an organ donor. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7542 | Intro 25% | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Changes the inspection requirement for a new motor vehicle from two (2) years to five (5) years from the date of purchase. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7717 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE ACT - Requires healthcare plans in RI to notify providers of any proposed amendments to an agreement 60 days before the effective date and requires 60 days notice of any amendment to a manu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7743 | Intro 25% | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIAL - Allows a criminal defendant before the superior court to waive their right to a jury trial with the consent of the attorney general. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H8041 | Intro 25% | INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS - Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee by a third party when calculating an enrollee's overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement under a health... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8167 | Pass | House Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11 House read and passed |
| RI | H7491 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Authorizes the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to enter into certain projects and procure related services including the transit center project, using design build contrac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7775 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $180,000 For The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee And Its Three Conservation Districts (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $180,000 To The Ri State Conservation Committ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8003 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (crmc) (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $10,000,000 To The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Coun... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7995 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- TAX CREDIT FOR FOOD DONATION - Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8161 | Intro 25% | HUMAN SERVICES -- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION - Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7587 | Intro 25% | House Resolution Strongly Supporting A National Infrastructure Bank Through The Passage Of The 118th Congress H.r. 4052 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7999 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides that the $5,500,000 appropriation to the infrastructure bank from the 2023 budget act be allocated for eligible municipal infrastructure grant program ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8009 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACT - Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirt... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8148 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-04-09 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7440 | Engross 50% | FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LOBSTERS AND OTHER CRUSTACEANS - Amends the current law to allow for the harvesting of blue crabs during the hours of darkness. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H7654 | Engross 50% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE - Permits the department of environmental management and local municipalities to drain, remove, and replace an overflowing septic tank or system. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H8149 | Intro 25% | 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] | 2024-04-05 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7728 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE FIRE SAFETY ACT - Mandates an entity that owns five hundred acres or more of land to have a forest plan with fire mitigation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7729 | Intro 25% | AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- AGRICULTURE FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - Provides a definition for "agricultural land" and removes the definition of "farmer" within the chapter on agricultural functions of the department of envir... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H8071 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT - Does not require the remediation of occurring arsenic in the soil with direct exposure of less than or equal to twenty (20) milligrams per kilogram. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H8137 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating April Of 2024, As "organ Donation Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 House read and passed |
| RI | H8136 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024, To Be "alcohol Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 House read and passed |
| RI | H8139 | Pass | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2024 To Be "national Child Abuse Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 House read and passed |
| RI | H7274 | Intro 25% | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Amends sections of law relating to retirement of various public employees and the calculation of their final average salary and service accruals. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7424 | Engross 50% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- FILING OF ASSUMED NAME - Changes the term "assumed name" to "trade name" and centralizes the filing, administration and regulation process of trade names to the secretary of state and requires an ann... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7086 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY - Requires an electric distribution company to develop and act pursuant to a vegetation management plan approved by the DPUC to carry out vegetation management act... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7241 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS - Amends definition for final compensation, relative to police officers and firefighters, provides them life annuity regardless of age or years of service, upon reti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7464 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS - Extends injured-on-duty (IOD) benefits to police officers and firefighters that suffer from diagnosed post-traumatic stress disorders, except under certain conditi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H8063 | Intro 25% | Joint Resolution Supporting Continued Focus And Actions For Maintaining And Improving Adequate Transportation Services By The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority In West Warwick (would Direct The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority To Revisit The... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H8116 | Intro 25% | CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS -- THE RHODE ISLAND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT - Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H8123 | Pass | House Resolution Commemorating April Of 2024, As "child Sexual Assault Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 House read and passed |
| RI | H8125 | Pass | House Resolution Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures On Its 50th Anniversary In 2025 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 House read and passed |
| RI | H7701 | Intro 25% | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT - Consolidates and transfers the duties of the state building inspector to the state building code commissioner and establish a state building code education and training acad... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-29 Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7127 | Intro 25% | PUBLIC FINANCE -- RHODE ISLAND RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT - Establishes Rhode Island Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program to be administered by the general treasurer. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7668 | Intro 25% | CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PRISONER MADE GOODS - Allows correctional industries to conduct business for goods or services with any 501(c)(3) and would require customers of correctional industries to pay fifty present (50%) of an order ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H7787 | Intro 25% | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- RHODE ISLAND DATA TRANSPARENCY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rh... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7996 | Intro 25% | TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS - Reduces the interest rate on delinquent payments to the twelve percent (12%) per annum. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8112 | Pass | House Resolution Congratulating The Winners Of The 12th Annual Prostart® High School Competition [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 House read and passed |
| RI | H8110 | Pass | House Resolution Celebrating And Supporting The 5th Anniversary Of 401gives, Rhode Island's Statewide Day Of Giving On April 1, 2024 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 House read and passed |
| RI | H7531 | Intro 25% | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Commencing 1/1/25, gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities from the current ($3.89) to ($14.95) by 1/1/29 and on 1/1/30 the minimum wage shall be no less than the minimum wa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Labor Committee |
| RI | H7951 | Intro 25% | TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on la... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7476 | Intro 25% | ELECTIONS -- STATEWIDE REFERENDA ELECTIONS - Amends certain election statutes to require ballot questions be written in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by persons with an eighth-grade reading level. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 To House State Government & Elections Committee |