| RI | H7069 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Requires one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the mayor of the city of Warwick. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18 To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2345 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-18 [Hearing: Mar 21] To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | H7115 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Provides that public bodies not be required to hold open-forum sessions on any topic not on the meeting notice and limits comment on any topic not previously posted. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7129 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on distri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | S2072 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT - Amends RI's existing Healthcare Services Funding Plan Act by adding an account relating to a new Psychiatry Resource Network to fund RI's present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7465 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration dat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7571 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CASINO GAMING - Amends the law consistent with the advent of iGaming and new technology and codifies the payment of investigatory expenses incurred by the State in limited circumstances. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2427 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2024 REAPPOINTMENT OF PERSONS SERVING IN POSITIONS REQUIRING ADVICE AND CONSENT ACT - Directs the governor to annually provide the senate with names of appointees to boards whose terms are expiring and who require advi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2455 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES -- FOSTER PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS - Requires DCYF to prepare an annual report of all findings of suspected and/or verified violations of this chapter and share report on its w... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7620 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS METRICS - Requires that the division of planning create a checklist of environmental and energy issues that state construction projects which cost in excess o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | H7616 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RENEWABLE READY PROGRAM - Establishes the renewable ready program and fund to promotes the responsible siting/development of renewable energy generating resources in locations where it would be an ancillary beneficial ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7699 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percent... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7759 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Directs the department of transportation to prepare a monthly snapshot report on the progress of repairs and other actions pertaining to the Washington Bridge. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7764 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7745 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CASINO GAMING - Amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7816 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- 2021 ACT ON CLIMATE - Incorporates ethical energy standards to the 2021 Act on Climate. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2675 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACT - Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to a deprivation or violation of rights by the State of Rhode Island or its political and/or administrative units or subdivision... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2722 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2723 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Includes the definition of "primary care services" and requires that all biennial reports shall include a review and recommendation of rat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 19] To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H8043 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE AGENCY EMISSION REPORTING - Requires executive climate change coordinating council (EC4) to develop a template to be used by all agencies of the state to track their climate emissions to uphold the pathway to Rho... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 21] To House Environment and Natural Resources Committee |
| RI | S2741 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires school districts to provide the parent/guardian of a student with an individualized education program (IEP) with information concerning the achieving a better life experie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 [Hearing: Mar 20] To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | H8078 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE LADDERS TO LICENSURE PROGRAM - Implements a grant program to fund public or private partnerships that provide opportunities for healthcare paraprofessionals to pursue higher education degrees and health professiona... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To House Finance Committee |
| RI | H8072 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Protects the solvency of health systems, physicians, and advance practice providers and insurers, encourage fair treatment of hospitals an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2186 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Incorporates universal design principals into new construction of low- and moderate-income housing to provide greater accessibility for persons with disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | H7180 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to present to the general assembly a plan for the realignment of state hospitals into a department of ho... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7778 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FAIRNESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES - Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | H7845 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- HUMAN SERVICES FTE ACCOUNTABILITY PORTAL - Directs the department of administration to establish a human services transparency FTE portal. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | S2471 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Increases the minimum wage amount for any person committed to the adult correctional institution from three dollars to five dollars a day for every day the person shall labor. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | S2465 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS STAFFING - Establishes parameters for staffing of correctional officers. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13 To Senate Labor Committee |
| RI | H7537 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCACY - Amends the composition of the small business advisory council. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Small Business Committee |
| RI | S2397 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Provides the state would cover dialysis for the treatment of end stage renal disease ("ESRD") and kidney transplants for persons who do not qualify for full Medicaid due to their i... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7694 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7821 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND OLMSTEAD PLAN COMMISSION ACT - Creates an Olmstead Plan for people vulnerable to unnecessary institutionalization to update a continuum of care to receive services and supports in the least restrictive env... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7985 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION - Requires, by January 1, 2026, the creation of an online, publicly available, comprehensive statewide geographic information system of land related resources to include information from al... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | S2753 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION - Establishes Compost Fund to award grants related to reducing the amount of solid waste generated in the state. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2752 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM - Establishes and fund an affordable housing pilot program at reduced rents to be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of three million dollars ($3... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Finance Committee |
| RI | S2760 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING LAND BANK PROGRAM - Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receiv... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee |
| RI | S2769 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DETENTION FOR FEDERAL CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - Prohibits state or municipality from contracts to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if such contract exists, it must end by July 1, 2025 and p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7533 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LEAD HAZARD MITIGATION - Requires renovation projects of pre-1978 buildings to comply with provisions of chapter 24.6 of title 23 and chapter 21 of title 28, and require presence of lead inspector and supervisor and re... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7390 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND LOBBYING REFORM ACT - Expands the lobbying reform act to apply to persons who lobby municipal government executives and legislative bodies, as well as local fire districts. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7377 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Inclusive Home Design Act as a new article in the state building code. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House Municipal Government & Housing Committee |
| RI | H7666 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides minor technical changes, including an update to the membership of the state planning council to include the secretary o... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | H7777 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION -- RHODE ISLAND -- IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION - Establishes trade commission to advance economic interests of Rhode Island and Ireland. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To House State Government & Elections Committee |
| RI | S2727 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Directs the department of transportation to prepare a monthly snapshot report on the progress of repairs and other actions pertaining to the Washington Bridge. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07 To Senate Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee |
| RI | S2293 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RENEWABLE READY PROGRAM - Establishes the renewable ready program and fund to promotes the responsible siting/development of renewable energy generating resources in locations where it would be an ancillary beneficial ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | H7612 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Requires school districts to provide the parent/guardian of a student with an individualized education program (IEP) with information concerning the achieving a better life experie... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06 To House Education Committee |
| RI | S2037 | Intro 25% | 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 | H7451 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT - Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7362 | Intro 25% | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES - Establishes general caseload limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05 To House Health & Human Services Committee |
| RI | S2387 | Intro 25% | 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 |