Rhode Island Legislature | 2024 | Regular Session
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Active Rhode Island Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| H7986 | PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY - Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver. | 2024-04-22 Proposed Substitute |
| H7984 | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions. | 2024-04-22 Proposed Substitute |
| H7983 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and would establish a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide. | 2024-04-22 Proposed Substitute |
| H8133 | TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION - Imposes an additional local hotel tax in the city of Newport, at a rate of two and one-half percent (2.5%) to be retained and used for its public infrastructure and resiliency purposes. | 2024-04-22 |
| H7324 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Removes the floor area ratio requirement from the zoning ordinances. | 2024-04-22 Proposed Substitute |
| S2523 | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study Student Transportation Needs And System Costs (creates An 11-member Joint Commission To Study The Transportation Needs Of Students And Recommend What Changes Are Necessary, And... | 2024-04-22 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/24/2024) |
| H8132 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS - Enables the city of Newport to impose a nine percent (9%) amusement tax on the sale of certain amusement ticket sales. | 2024-04-19 |
| S2149 | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES - "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to be and constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. | 2024-04-19 |
| S2716 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRIMARY CARE TRAINING SITES PROGRAM - Establishes the primary care training sites program and appropriates $2,700,000 for implementing the program. | 2024-04-19 |
| H7592 | EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT - Extends the sunset provision of ยง 16-16-24.2 to June 20, 2026. | 2024-04-19 |
Top Rhode Island Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Michael Chippendale [R] | 220 |  |
| Rep. David Morales [D] | 210 | |
| Rep. Teresa Tanzi [D] | 195 | |
| Rep. Brandon Potter [D] | 191 | |
| Rep. June Speakman [D] | 174 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Alana DiMario [D] | 252 | |
| Sen. Frank Lombardi [D] | 241 | |
| Sen. Bridget Valverde [D] | 228 | |
| Sen. Dawn Euer [D] | 210 | |
| Sen. Louis Dipalma [D] | 207 | |
Top Rhode Island Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | 244 | |
| Judiciary | 191 | |
| Corporations | 116 | |
| Health & Human Services | 87 | |
| State Government & Elections | 87 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | 252 | |
| Finance | 203 | |
| Health and Human Services | 119 | |
| Housing and Municipal Government | 74 | |
| Education | 74 | |
Most Viewed Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| H7295 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN AIR PRESERVATION ACT - Establishes regulations to prohibit stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), solar radiation modification (SRM) experimentation, and other hazardous weather engineering activities. | Bill Text |
| S2152 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the... | Bill Text |
| H7225 | Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 | Bill Text |
| H7356 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE PFAS BAN ACT OF 2024 - Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the... | Bill Text |
| H7062 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. | Bill Text |
| H7619 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- TOXIC PACKAGING REDUCTION ACT - Updates the existing Toxic Packaging Act by delaying the ban on PFAS in processing agents, until July 1, 2027, and also expands the law by banning PVC and polystyrene in packaging. | Bill Text |
| H7217 | 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. | Bill Text |
| S2262 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT - Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgende... | Bill Text |
| H7521 | STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AUTOMATED DECISION TOOLS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Creates requirements for the developers or deployers of artificial intelligence and allows civil action against these developers or deployers by the attorney genera... | Bill Text |
| H7049 | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations. | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Rhode Island Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| S2500 | 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... | Bill Text |
| H7225 | Making Appropriations For The Support Of The State For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 | Bill Text |
| H7049 | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations. | Bill Text |
| H7787 | 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... | Bill Text |
| H7171 | LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS - Includes siblings, grandchildren, care recipient for temporary caregiver benefits of 12 weeks/Increases weekly dependent's allowances from $10 to $20 or 7% of benefit... | Bill Text |
| S2041 | EDUCATION -- RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS IN PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION ACT - Enables parents to review public school learning materials/object if the parent decides that the material is harmful. Also a parent may withdraw their student from t... | Bill Text |
| H7062 | TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units. | Bill Text |
| S2438 | PROPERTY - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants. | Bill Text |
| S2189 | PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD TENANT ACT - Increases the time requirements notice for rental increases from 30 days to 90 days and for persons older than age 62 to 120 days. | Bill Text |
| S2262 | HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD ACT - Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgende... | Bill Text |
Rhode Island Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2024 | Regular Session | 2189 | 234 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2023 | Regular Session | 2671 | 913 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | Regular Session | 2518 | 922 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | Regular Session | 2501 | 890 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2020 | Regular Session | 2134 | 484 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | Regular Session | 2308 | 862 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | Regular Session | 2382 | 858 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | Regular Session | 2418 | 1002 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2472 | 1013 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 2399 | 845 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2526 | 1139 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2389 | 1105 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 1386 | 585 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2420 | 974 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2189 | 703 | Browse | Search | Download |
