| RI | H7787 | Pass | 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] | 2024-06-29
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | S2500 | Pass | 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] | 2024-06-28
Effective without Governor's signature |
| RI | H7424 | Pass | 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] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2739 | Pass | 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 also requires a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-25
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7103 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- MEDICAL DEBT REPORTING - Prohibits hospitals and other medical providers from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. A violation of this chapter may be pursued on behalf of the consum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2709 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- MEDICAL DEBT REPORTING - Prohibits hospitals and other medical providers from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. A violation of this chapter may be pursued on behalf of the consum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-24
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2278 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT - Prohibits the charging of any fees to a senior citizen who is 65 years of age or older for a hard-copy paper bill, invoice or statement. The violation of this provisio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | H7940 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- SENIOR SAVINGS PROTECTION ACT - Prohibits the charging of any fees to a senior citizen who is 65 years of age or older for a hard-copy paper bill, invoice or statement. The violation of this provisio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-12
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2268 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney gene...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7609 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides protection and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | S2711 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2710 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-07
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7509 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides that gift certificates issued by state-chartered institutions of higher education would be exempt from the provisions of the gift certificate statute relating to exp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S2511 | Pass | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides that gift certificates issued by state-chartered institutions of higher education would be exempt from the provisions of the gift certificate statute relating to exp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Signed by Governor |
| RI | S3107 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after Janua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2273 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-24
To House Corporations 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 | S2893 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Makes it a deceptive trade practice for landlords to conspire with each other to set rents or withhold rental dwelling units from the market in order to increase demand.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2840 | 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] | 2024-04-30
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | S2888 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS - Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2514 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides for the legal governance of licensed electronic literacy materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-10
To Senate Education Committee |
| RI | S2257 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7786 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS - Requires companies that develop or deploy high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments and adopt risk management programs, would apply to both developers and deployer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | S2700 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides protection and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-27
To Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee |
| RI | H7943 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7939 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Requires retailers of glucose monitors to provide a free, point of sale replacement for any broken or defective monitor within twenty-four (24) hours of the request.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7941 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Removes the exemption from interest rate limits provided by the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, for all loans made within the state of Rhod...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7454 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- TRADE IN ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS ACT - Prohibits the sale of new fur products and provides graduated civil penalties for violations of the act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7942 | 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] | 2024-03-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | S2503 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Prohibits misrepresentation of the total costs of goods and services by omission of notification to consumers of any mandatory fees from advertised prices and failure to d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-19
To Senate Commerce 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 | S2275 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY - Allows Rhode Island to opt out of provisions of Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 which allow financial institutions chartered in states other...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7284 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2615 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM MANDATED INDEMNIFIED - LIABILITY-FREE) PRODUCTS ACT (Prohibits mandating indemnified products to consumers in certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| RI | H7230 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney gene...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7508 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Provides for the legal governance of licensed electronic literacy materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | H7160 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PRICE GOUGING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROHIBITED - Makes it a felony to price gouge prescriptions or pharmaceuticals in time of a shortage.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| RI | H7142 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PATIENT BROKERING ACT - Prohibits the practice of patient brokering and would provide monetary penalties and enforcement by the office of the attorney general.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
To House Corporations Committee |
| RI | S2265 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES - Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-14
Withdrawn at sponsor's request |
| RI | H7090 | Engross
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Providers of a club, facility, or services to a consumer must stop automatic deductions from the consumer's account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a noti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| RI | H7095 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DIGITAL ELECTRONICS RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT - Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after Janua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Innovation, Internet, & Technology Committee |
| RI | H7089 | Intro
Sine Die | COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES - Requires that a business entity that is selling goods or services at retail offering a digital coupon to a consumer would also have to offer a paper coupon of identical value...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Corporations Committee |
